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Re: Create a cygwin-setup mailing list?


Christopher Faylor wrote April 09, 2003 9:33 AM:
> I think it would really help if I created YA mailing list called
> "cygwin-setup" and we directed all setup.exe discussion there.

A problem with multiple lists is knowing which one to search and/or post
to when you have questions.  One extreme is a single list with all
posts.  The other extreme is one list for each post and its (topical)
replies.


It would be helpful if the mailing list archive search function had the
ability to check multiple lists, rather than only one list:

    http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/

    http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/

    etc.

An alternative to implementing the above suggestion is to refer
searchers to Google's advance search capability:

    http://www.google.com/advanced_search

With the suggestion that the user put "cygwin.com" in the "Domain" edit
box.


> Any disagreement?

Yes:

1.  I don't think the setup.exe traffic on cygwin-apps is too much.

2.  setup.exe is a cygwin application, so cygwin-apps makes sense.

3.  I favor fewer lists over many lists.


David


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