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Date:	Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:19:47 -0500 (EST)
From:	Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To:	Stephen Ford <stephen_ford AT ntlworld DOT com>
cc:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: The Cygwin mailing lists are rather archaic and cumbersome
	aren't they...?
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On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Stephen Ford wrote:

> I was rather surprised at the cumbersome nature of the Cygwin mailing lists.
> There are difficult to manage, and the fact that all mails appear in your
> mailbox, whether related to a post or not is, not what I would have
> expected. The Cygwin environment is very comprehensive, but something as
> simple as a poor support system (and compared with all the others I use,
> this is poor) can restrict interest.
>
> Sorry to be critical, but I was taken a-back. Is it going to be improved by
> using a newsgroup for example?
>
> Regards
> Stephen Ford

<http://www.gmane.org/>
You can use the web archives, see <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-12/msg00501.html>
	Igor
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