On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:30:54 +0000, Anita Lewis wrote: > > I agree with you. I am using gmane.linux.debian.user. I am not subscribed > to the list - I save those messages that I want to keep and don't need to > download them all. You cannot post to the list from linux.debian.user - that > one recieves the list mail, but doesn't send it. I think the best way would > be gmane, because then your message will find its way into the thread. If > you send to the list from yahoo, you can duplicate the Subject, but it > doesn't end up threading properly. > > Reading from the archives isn't bad either, but it is much easier to post > from the newsgroup. When you read from the archives, you still have the > problem of bringing up an email client and duplicating the Subject and so > on. > > Yeah, linuxmail is about as cumbersome as it gets. Too bad. > > Anita
Thanks, Anita. It's kind of clumsy and annoying getting the entire list via email one bit at a time. Kind of like a Chinese water torture. Thanks to you and gmane I am now much happier, especially as I get to read and post using the extremely nifty Pan newsreader :) -- ....................paul "The average lifespan of a Web page today is 100 days. This is no way to run a culture." Internet Archive Board Chairman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
