Re: How to suggest a new Python list? Was: Science list

2007-11-30 Thread Robert Kern
J. Robertson wrote: > Francesco Pietra wrote: >> I was trying to suggest a more specific mail-list in order not to be >> floaded. I >> am the opinion that python-list@python.org is very informative and useful, >> though it is hard to find the time for so many mails. >> f. > > I agree with France

Re: Science list

2007-11-30 Thread J. Robertson
Hi, A.T.Hofkamp wrote: > So what is the focus in the list? > > I think 'science' is both too broad and in many cases not at all relevant for > the problem at hand. > > [snip] > > Any particular brand of science (CS, Math, Physics, Bio, Chemistry, other)? > > Should I use Python for programmin

Re: Interfaces to high-volume discussion forums (was: Science list)

2007-11-30 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 30/11/2007, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On 29/11/2007, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Regardless of what Google/Yahoo/M$/AOL want you to think, > > > using a web-based mail client is typically the worst way t

Re: How to suggest a new Python list? Was: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, J. Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Anyway, I do not see how to suggest a new mailing list on >http://www.python.org/community/lists/ - does anyone know? Send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] specifying the name of the list. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Interfaces to high-volume discussion forums (was: Science list)

2007-11-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-11-30, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most of the high-volume discussion lists I participate in are made > available as NNTP forums via news.gmane.org. I find that immeasurably > superior to any email interface, not least because I can use *any* > NNTP client to manage my interact

Interfaces to high-volume discussion forums (was: Science list)

2007-11-29 Thread Ben Finney
"Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 29/11/2007, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Regardless of what Google/Yahoo/M$/AOL want you to think, > > using a web-based mail client is typically the worst way to follow > > mailing lists and/or news-groups; much better to

Re: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 29/11/2007, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:07:46 -0800 (PST), Francesco Pietra > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: > > > Do you know if "free" yahoo.com allows threaded view for python only? I was > > Ah, now the "real

Re: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Terry Reedy
As I said in response to the original post, there are 200 specialized Python mailing lists accessible for free as newsgroups via news.gmane.org. I think a few are science oriented. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: How to suggest a new Python list? Was: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread A.T.Hofkamp
On 2007-11-29, J. Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Francesco Pietra wrote: >> I was trying to suggest a more specific mail-list in order not to be >> floaded. I >> am the opinion that python-list@python.org is very informative and useful, >> though it is hard to find the time for so many ma

Re: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Francesco Pietra
Do you know if "free" yahoo.com allows threaded view for python only? I was unable to set that. This also means that there are mailing lists I am interested to view all that is going on (which is two orders less that python), so that i can't sett threated viw for all mailing lists. f. --- nmp <[EM

How to suggest a new Python list? Was: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread J. Robertson
Francesco Pietra wrote: > I was trying to suggest a more specific mail-list in order not to be floaded. > I > am the opinion that python-list@python.org is very informative and useful, > though it is hard to find the time for so many mails. > f. > I agree with Francesco: Python is increasingly

Re: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Francesco Pietra
I was trying to suggest a more specific mail-list in order not to be floaded. I am the opinion that python-list@python.org is very informative and useful, though it is hard to find the time for so many mails. f. --- Bjoern Schliessmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Francesco Pietra wrote: > > Non

Re: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Bjoern Schliessmann
Francesco Pietra wrote: > Nonetheless, this extremely useful list is so crowded that if > checking email is not carried out every few hours, it is difficult > to detect other messages in the plethora of pythons and spams > arrived. Why don't you use a newsreader to access comp.lang.python? It's s

Re: Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Stef Mientki
rrived. What happens if email is disregarded for a few > days? > > Therefore, I support a recent suggestion to establish a "science list", where > python-solving problems arising from scientific use of software should appear. > > Something will be missed by users o

Science list

2007-11-29 Thread Francesco Pietra
for a few days? Therefore, I support a recent suggestion to establish a "science list", where python-solving problems arising from scientific use of software should appear. Something will be missed by users of the "science list", though things will become manageable. On the p