Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 19:51:13 -0800 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Frank Seltzer <frankd@yoda.fdt.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cool Web page interface to mail + search engine? Message-ID: <199703260351.TAA16687@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 25 Mar 1997 22:11:28 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.95.970325214633.221B-100000@Kryten.nina.org>
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>From The Desk Of Frank Seltzer : > On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, Amancio Hasty wrote: > > > Odd, I think that you think like a Physics. There are LAWS which can > > not be broken. > > > > Terry, I am going to leave this simple exercise for you to solve . > > When you have a "cool" solution, please let us know about it. > > And your simple solution, as you stated in your previous message, is to Well, I guess you never heard of a controlled discussion forum before . I guess it most be a toooo simple idea. You see there are classes of projects in which there is a strong desire to provide a control forum . For instance, the current Bt848 video capture project in the multimedia mailing is just a *simple* example. For those kinds of project oriented processes it is desired to have a structured / controlled environment. If we can provide adequate presentation from enough controlled environments then maybe we got a chance at controlling the wild growth in the mailing list. Additionally, we can still keep mailing style discussion formats. > manually read and thread the messages. Are you the one who is going to > read hundreds of messages a day and thread them for all the lists? Would > it not make more sense to have the computer hosting the lists do this? > > If so, how would the computer know how to thread the messages if no > In-Reply-To header exists? I suppose that if you are a competent enough > programmer, you could code the intelligence necessary for the machine to Yes, I am a competent programmer and have been well I am not going to say for how long : hint more than two decades 8) > read all messages and determine where in the hierarchy each should go. Can > we look forward to seeing an alpha version of your code soon? Nah, I repeat I leave such mundane task to Terry 8) For the record , I do like Terry. In this case , I do think that he can come up with a clever solution to the problem and not just sit on the problem. > Terry has made a valid point that you have not addressed. I think that > your personal feelings toward Terry are clouding your thoughts. > How can you say that he has a valid point ? Lets just assume that someone comes up with a different protocol to distribute the information? Remember we are trying to architect the discussion forums. See Ya, Amancio > > > > >From The Desk Of Terry Lambert : > > > > It is just a distraction from Terry for now just ignore it and > > > > concentrate on the real project . > > > > > > Ignore this: HOW WILL YOU DESIGNATE A MESSAGE'S THREAD WITHOUT > > > AN "In-Reply-To:" HEADER? > > > > > > That's the point of the discussion. > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Terry Lambert > > > terry@lambert.org > > > --- > > > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > > > or previous employers. > > > > > > > > Frank > -- > Only in America can a homeless veteran sleep in a cardboard box while a > draft dodger sleeps in the White House - anonymous >
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