Perhaps there is an obvious solution to all
this, so please respond if I'm being silly.
Ideally I would like to
1. Search through previous messages/faq
2. Post messages
Through one interface.
One could use the local mail client for both,
but this means storing N thousand messages
in one's local area to address 1 above,
which is certainly not practical.
To me, a web-based forum (eg egroups, but with a searchable archive)
is best. The best alternative I can think of
is to use my mail client to post messages,
binning all uncoming messages from tomcat-user
to TRASH, and read messages via Philip Mikal's archive at
http://mikal.org/interests/java/tomcat/index.jsp
(thanks Philip), but this means reading/posting via
two different interfaces, so isn't entirely convenient.
I'm aware that jGuru have an online forum for tomcat,
but this doesn't seem to be the 'official' forum,
and is certainly not as heavily used is this mailing list.
But perhaps the tomcat team could make that the official one.
Ralph Einfeldt wrote:
>
> This topic has been discussed several times.
>
> The reasons you mention can be adressed
> by a proper organisation of the mail client:
>
> - Most clients are able to show the messages
> by thread.
> - Most clients are able to filter the messages in
> a way that all tomcat messages go in a separate
> folder.
> - Most clients are able to delete messages with
> a given age.
>
> If your client can't do that, it's time to upgrade.
>
> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Dario Novakovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2001 09:51
> > An: tomcat user mailing list
> > Betreff: mailing list or news group??
> >
> >
> > hi people!
> >
> > i've been subscribed to this mailing list for some
> > time and the only conclusion i've got is
> >
> > THIS MAILING LIST IS LOOSING IT"S PURPOSE
> >
> > i can't believe that mailing list owners don't realize
> > that news groups is perfect solution for this. what am
> > i supposed to do with 300 or more mails in my mailbox
> > every day? and most of them is "i can't unsubscribe".
> > worst of all, messages are not threaded so i have to
> > chase replies through bunch of messages i am not
> > interested in.
> > i asked three questions during last week and i got no
> > answer, i think people able to answer ran away from
> > this mailing list because they can't be bothered any
> > more.
> > please, please switch to news or this list will turn
> > into soap.
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