Doesn't anyone else see this as a huge problem? The knowledge base inherent in this mailing list is enormous. Without decent search capabilities, it's like being in the Library of Congress without a card catalog...hopelessly lost.
Eric H. Jung Russell/Mellon Analytical Services 1-617-382-1373 Everett, MA, USA -----Original Message----- From: Henri Yandell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 2:22 PM To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: Re: [commons] archives assistance On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Jung, Eric (Contractor) wrote: > Hi, > This is a general question for all commons projects, since they share the same > mailing list: > > 1. Why do they all share the same mailing list? It helps to build a community rather than lots of tiny sub-projects. > 2. (More importantly) I can't find a means to search the archives by project. For > example, searching on "[Configuration]" in mail subjects at > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com results in (a) the brackets being removed from the > search criteria and (b) all mailing lists (not just jakarta-commons) being searched > -- there is no "search by subject within mailing list x" option. Yep. I hoped the apache mailing list archive would be able to handle it, but it hangs when you enter [lang] into it. No idea on how to properly search this. Even google goes and ignores puncutation I believe. Hen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
