Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:10:25 -0500 From: Novembre <novembre@gmail.com> To: "Randy Pratt" <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists Message-ID: <3b47caa90806092110o4f409778u29aa15be92c0959e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080609064047.b74f4b95.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> References: <3b47caa90806082022g65e88d97q3fa3d99d3b790ddc@mail.gmail.com> <20080609064047.b74f4b95.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com>
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On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:40 AM, Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:22:24 -0500 > Novembre <novembre@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not > > subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From > time > > to time, I see posts which I can actually answer and contribute to, but > > since I'm not subscribed to the lists, even if I post an answer to the > > person asking the question and CC it to the list, it doesn't regroup with > > other posts on the same topic. Is there any way around this? > > If you are reading the mailing lists via the FreeBSD website > (http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/current/freebsd-questions.html) > you can use the "Raw E-Mail" link of a posting to fetch a > copy and incorporate it into your mail client. > > Two common mail formats are pine mail (one file per folder), > and MH mail (one file per message). I use Sylpheed which uses > MH mail format so its quite easy. I created a folder called > "Mail/web-list" and fetch the mail directly to it. The trick > is to use the next numerical message number, in this example > "114": > > cd ~/Mail/web-list > fetch -R -o 114 ' > http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=422834+0+current/freebsd-questions+raw > ' > > It is then possible to just use Sylpheed normally and click > on "Reply to All". The mail will be properly threaded for > the mailing lists. > > I've not used the "one file per folder" type of mail client > in a very long time but I would think that just appending > the new mail to the end would suffice. > > You will need to investigate how your particular mail client > operates and what format it uses, but what you want to do > is possible. I would recommend backing up your mail before > experimenting and using the test mailing list > (freebsd-test@freebsd.org). > > HTH, > > Randy > -- > The problem is that I don't use any mail client, but the old fashion way of using a web browser to log into my account and read my emails. That's why I asked this question in the first place. Call me paranoid, but I just feel more comfortable that way! So to be more specific, how can I answer to a post from a mailing list from within my, e.g., GMail or Yahoo! mailboxes? Is there any way to use the Raw E-Mail output to send an email from within GMail to the OP and the list so that it's threaded properly as well? I will remember your instructions whenever I started using a mail client. Maybe I should do it anyway --- how is Claw Mail? Thanks a lot :)
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