Yeah, markmail.org is cool. I didn't even realise Gmane's search was even imperfect until reading this and testing it again just now.
On 26 September 2010 14:11, Robin Palotai <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe it could be submitted for indexing to markmail.org - it has a > very handy UI for searching about past topics. I use it for an other > development list for search and it is always a pleasure. > > Robin > > 2010.09.26. 12:35 keltezéssel, Pieter Hintjens írta: >> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Stefan Sandberg >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What exactly IS the missing feature Google would provide, other than (what >>> appears to me)that you'd like it >>> better integrated into how -you- do things, probably because you already use >>> Google's products regularly? >> I think the question is "what's the problem here". Having spoken with >> Daniel a little offline about this, it's not about any particular >> preference for Google groups but about difficulties in using the >> current email structures. >> >> These difficulties are well known to all of us, I think. Most of us >> accept them but still, they cause pain to newcomers. >> >> The biggest problem is what I call Email is Not a Database, the >> difficulty of finding relevant material. People have tried to create >> 'topic pages' on the wiki but that went nowhere. >> >> A better search function might help, but still, it's rather hard to >> know what to look for until you know the material. Catch-22. >> >> I've worked extensively with Wikidot in the past and it can solve this >> problem _very_ well since it gives easy tools to separate transient >> from persistent material, but has the big disadvantage of breaking the >> "reply by email" workflow that we love so much. >> >> Mato proposed some other platforms but those would require a wholesale >> move off this list manager onto something new. >> >> My own view is that the list works well, and that anyone who feels >> pushed to collect material in more accessible forms will do so. >> Essentially this is a development list and discussions are by default >> transient. >> >> We may want to make it clear that the list is for development >> discussions rather than first-line help. First line help might work a >> lot better with a more traditional forum model where 90% of material >> is persistent. >> >> -Pieter >> _______________________________________________ >> zeromq-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > > _______________________________________________ > zeromq-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev > _______________________________________________ zeromq-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zeromq.org/mailman/listinfo/zeromq-dev
