Re: [R] Why is the R mailing list so hard to figure out?
On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 18:25 -0500, Robert Wilkins wrote: Why does the R mailing list need such an unusual and customized user interface? Last January, I figured out how to read Usenet mailing lists ( or Usenet groups ) and they all pretty much work the same, learn to use one, you've learned to use them all ( gnu.misc.discuss , comp.lang.lisp , and so on ). What's the best way to view and read discussions in this group for recent days? Can I view the postings for the current day via Google Groups? I hope I'm posting correctly. Having never used Google Groups or Usenet I have no idea if this is the same/similar, but the R mailing lists are archived via the Gmane service (amongst others), which you can view, threaded in your browser (over http), or point your favourite news (nntp) or RSS feed collator at it. The entry page is: http://gmane.org/info.php?group=gmane.comp.lang.r.general In the Groups section, you'll find links to the various options. If using a news reader (nntp) or RSS feed collator, just copy the relevant links into your application of choice. A threaded web view of the latest posts, for example, is at (via the threaded HTTP link in the Groups section of the above mentioned link): http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.r.general I personally let my emailer manage the posting for me as I find that the easiest way to work... HTH G -- %~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~% Gavin Simpson [t] +44 (0)20 7679 0522 ECRC [f] +44 (0)20 7679 0565 UCL Department of Geography Pearson Building [e] gavin.simpsonATNOSPAMucl.ac.uk Gower Street London, UK[w] http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfagls/ WC1E 6BT [w] http://www.freshwaters.org.uk/ %~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~% __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] Why is the R mailing list so hard to figure out?
irishhacker wrote: Why does the R mailing list need such an unusual and customized user interface? There was a discussion of this some time ago on the list. I believe, RSiteSearch(r-help mailing list forum) or some other similar keywords will find it. irishhacker wrote: What's the best way to view and read discussions in this group for recent days? Can I view the postings for the current day via Google Groups? GMANE was mentioned already. I use the Nabble interface (http://www.nabble.com/R-f13819.html), it seems more convenient to me, but it collects less lists than Gmane. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Why-is-the-R-mailing-list-so-hard-to-figure-out--tf3868661.html#a10965539 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] Why is the R mailing list so hard to figure out?
VE == Vladimir Eremeev [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:39:47 -0700 (PDT) writes: VE irishhacker wrote: Why does the R mailing list need such an unusual and customized user interface? Well, that's VERY MUCH a matter of point of view, and the view is most probably very highly dependent on your year of birth. For many old timers like me, e-mail is at least as natural as web browsing. I see that such an attitude becomes more and more outdated. VE There was a discussion of this some time ago on the VE list. I believe, RSiteSearch(r-help mailing list VE forum) or some other similar keywords will find it. VE irishhacker wrote: What's the best way to view and read discussions in this group for recent days? Can I view the postings for the current day via Google Groups? Well, one way is still *subscribing* to R-help and occasionally helping each other, instead of just perusing it as a resource ... GMANE was mentioned already. VE I use the Nabble interface VE (http://www.nabble.com/R-f13819.html), it seems more VE convenient to me, but it collects less lists than Gmane. Yes, but it appends its silly footer (aka advertizement) to all mails sent out, luring people to use it. I (as mailing list manager) have considered more than once to just evaporate such footers as I evaporate most other spam-footers (as e.g. from hotmail, yahoo, gmx, ...). Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich VE -- View this message in context: VE http://www.nabble.com/Why-is-the-R-mailing-list-so-hard-to-figure-out--tf3868661.html#a10965539 VE Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] Why is the R mailing list so hard to figure out?
Well, I have my email client to organize everything by thread... which does the work for me... ethz: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ch: Confœderatio Helvetica best, b On Jun 4, 2007, at 7:25 PM, Robert Wilkins wrote: Why does the R mailing list need such an unusual and customized user interface? Last January, I figured out how to read Usenet mailing lists ( or Usenet groups ) and they all pretty much work the same, learn to use one, you've learned to use them all ( gnu.misc.discuss , comp.lang.lisp , and so on ). What's the best way to view and read discussions in this group for recent days? Can I view the postings for the current day via Google Groups? I hope I'm posting correctly. What does ethz and ch stand for? Is ch for Switzerland? Robert __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
[R] Why is the R mailing list so hard to figure out?
Why does the R mailing list need such an unusual and customized user interface? Last January, I figured out how to read Usenet mailing lists ( or Usenet groups ) and they all pretty much work the same, learn to use one, you've learned to use them all ( gnu.misc.discuss , comp.lang.lisp , and so on ). What's the best way to view and read discussions in this group for recent days? Can I view the postings for the current day via Google Groups? I hope I'm posting correctly. What does ethz and ch stand for? Is ch for Switzerland? Robert __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
