On Thu, 09 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jean-Michel Dault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Ramon Gandia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 7:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] List Bitching
>
>
> >
> > Maybe we can add a signature to the mailing list messages so that everyone
> > sees mandrakeuser.org on each e-mail?
> >
> > Jean-Michel Dault
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Perhaps you can have the sig point to a www.linuxmandrake.com (or directly
> to a www.mandrakeuser.org) page that has 1) a link to mandrakeuser.org 2) a
> brief HOWTO on how to search the mail list archives 3) a link to the new
> Mandrake tutorial pages 4) a brief HOWTO on how to search DejaNews and 5) a
> link to the LDP search engine. You could even put the link to this special
> page in the bookmarks for kfm/konqueror and Netscape. It would certainly
> help answer a lot of questions.
>
> Hoyt
I have seen other lists that do exactly this, although without the HOWTO.
A simple reminder to search the list archive prior to posting and a pointer
to the archive can be a worthwhile increase in bandwith use and it only
takes a line or two.
My only complaint here is that many archives have rather clumsy search
capability and some have none, other than browsing. It needs to be easy
before people will use it.
--
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord,
searching all the inward parts of the belly.
(Proverbs 20:27)
--
Thomas K. Gamble
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