On 2006-02-03 14:42, david bryce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 05:31:48 +0200, "Giorgos Keramidas" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >>> Is there any way of replying to a message from the list without >>> subscribing to the list? If the poster cc'ed me when he sent the >>> message to the list, I know I can just reply to that and cc the >>> list, and the freebsd archive web page knows automatically to >>> attach my message to the thread. But what if the poster didn't >>> cc my email? Or if I just want to reply to a message that wasn't >>> sent to me? >> >> All the mailers have a "reply to all" or "group reply" feature. >> >> Just use that by default, and limit "reply" (to the author only) for >> responses that you really mean to be personal. > > Thanks, Giorgos. I think I didn't explain myself clearly in my > question. To rephrase: If I am not subscribed to the mailing list, is > there a way I can reply to a message from the list (and have it > attached to the correct thread)?
Not easily. > Also, supposing I just subscribed to the mailing list today: is there > a way I can reply to a message that appeared on the list last month > (that I saw in the web based archive)? I.e a message that was sent to > the list before I subscribed to the list. You can download "raw" copies of the messages from: http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/ and import these into your mailer, i.e. this week's freebsd-questions traffic is available at: http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/archive/2006/freebsd-questions/20060129.freebsd-questions.html By following the [Archive] link near the bottom of the page, you can download a compressed mailbox with the messages displayed in each week's listing. Then replying works as usual :) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"