Hello,
On 23-Jan-00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 1/23/2000 at 2:04 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> {
> But then, if you're getting the number from the header, don't you
> already
> have a copy of the mail? If you don't have a copy of the mail you
> want,
> how do you know which number to ask for?
> }
>
> It's a convient way to refer to a prior message without reposting it,
> as in "get msg 88238 for Carl's latest post about /View" -- which if
> you didn't want to wait for SELMA is also available at
> http://rebol.org/userlist/archive/88/238.html .
>
> To scroll through some recent messages, you can visit the mailing list
> archives at http://rebol.org/userlist/html/index.html .
I'm still not sure I get it, if you don't have it already, how do you know
which one(s) you want? If you read it in the archives, why do you need to
request it?
> One problem with a very active list like this is the sheer volume of
> messages. As you might guess from the msg number, there have been over
> 80,000 posts!
But from my experience the first time I requested a batch of mails, I don't
think they're all ML messages. I think some are private responses from
SELMA to individuals (like the welcome when subscribing).
Elliott
