| Re: [stellation-res] Newsgroup |
On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 10:10:38AM -0400, Jim Wright - IBM Research wrote: > At 09:38 AM 8/26/2002 +0000, Mark C. Chu-Carroll wrote: > >- I've yet to find a mailer that's as good at dealing with threads as > > my newsreader..... > [Back at work for a couple of days, then off again until next Tuesday..] > > I favor using a newsgroup for design discussions; my mailer does a bad job > of handling threads. Newsgroups also make it easier (imo) to manage I see a thread here... folks, if your mailer is not good enough, why not change it? <hint wink="yes">mutt</hint> If you really want to split the discussion, my first suggestion would be to add a "X-message-flag" to it to allow for sorting. If that is not acceptable, create a second mailing list - that way you can "migrate" threads from one list to another. But having to use two different programs would be a real pain... > multiple simultaneous discussions. Not as important: I suspect a newsgroup > will do a better job of keeping related posts in time order. Timestamps for > mail seem to vary widely; my primary mail client (Eudora) sorts by > timestamp, so comments and replies are often listed out of order... Change it into sort by threads. > A newsgroup will (probably) make it easier for newcomers to come up to speed > on design issues and other high-level discussions. Easier than a mailing list archive? How? > I'd also vote for keeping the transient stuff on a mailing list, to reduce > newsgroup clutter. > > Re: "where do I post" - I'd suggest > * Use mailing list for: bug fixes, day-to-day work, voting, > announcements, anything that is clearly transient. > * Use newsgroup for design issues, project planning, > anything that needs significant discussion (where threading > is desirable). > * Post to both if you're not sure where it belongs .... with the > mailing list post serving as a "heads-up", and significant followups > (if any) posted to the newsgroup thread. florin /back to my cage ... the release is getting closer... >
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