X-Recipient:	archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-Original-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
DMARC-Filter:	OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 01882386F028
Authentication-Results:	sourceware.org;
	dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=iname.com
Authentication-Results:	sourceware.org;
	spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=bstewart AT iname DOT com
DKIM-Signature:	v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=mail.com;
	s=dbd5af2cbaf7; t=1587415510;
	bh=6K/GD+oH8Ir6AfaCb1YbRFAgN6D0Y02VrB8WU0KuLjQ=;
	h=X-UI-Sender-Class:References:In-Reply-To:From:Date:Subject:To;
	b=WFjfoMZr9l+QmYla5cORwpaTWpLAZFCNDiLvggFVNdPnTk94gjk85tP+yZ/TovY69
	zMm3OJXqg4MGxFGPMggNF7OEqPTYEVcaGLdkQQpTJKR8p68lGHpg69/Dk2KwNDF/wx
	xuCdoqj2NPAFRdseszTvfvIeWLLAbq2pVD+CnIAw=
X-UI-Sender-Class:	214d933f-fd2f-45c7-a636-f5d79ae31a79
X-Gm-Message-State:	AGi0PualNYE2LBeD79+rGWGAB2m2Ec2OJhSBaAfwoed5UVQZjJFek5SF
	bKw8uEO3k7hGPbVlU2hEdIObjA1odZvTtly72os=
X-Google-Smtp-Source:	APiQypJJlz7sQLVGfcJtytLxFN35QPnKD/UBxjCXRNVZJtd0g5SXwiLdirSBsMDXYHgjYxWQGGZS/HcwSC8cCUp2G6I=
X-Received:	by 2002:a2e:b4d0:: with SMTP id r16mr11291692ljm.129.1587415508541;
	Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:45:08 -0700 (PDT)
MIME-Version:	1.0
References:	<AM6PR03MB52826CC0B63C6E551642D677A4D80 AT AM6PR03MB5282 DOT eurprd03 DOT prod DOT outlook DOT com>
	<d1ba5f73-a234-4583-68bb-36993ad307bc AT gmail DOT com>
	<20200417174902 DOT GA32412 AT iguana DOT crashland DOT org>
	<169450016 DOT 20200417211620 AT yandex DOT ru>
	<fdd6abe0-8448-05f0-9257-8f1c79fdacde AT SystematicSw DOT ab DOT ca>
	<20200420172017 DOT GA17660 AT iguana DOT crashland DOT org>
	<CANV9t=R1URyQBV4PQR+neua7ZEahS1TA496MASRn6BRZ4OpcDQ AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
	<20200420200921 DOT GA10790 AT cgf DOT cx>
In-Reply-To:	<20200420200921.GA10790@cgf.cx>
From:	Bill Stewart <bstewart AT iname DOT com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:44:41 -0600
X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID:	<CANV9t=SbhaFaLZTLq50pQEbrKYBvvzWFSgkv_K+STvAaC23bSQ AT mail DOT gmail DOT com>
Message-ID:	<CANV9t=SbhaFaLZTLq50pQEbrKYBvvzWFSgkv_K+STvAaC23bSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Subject:	Re: Two naive questions
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
X-Provags-ID:	V03:K1:RxuetjDCmYsEUW1Yr0BcVxb4697jyuwTjZfEN4cK9rKLACZdwIa
	vKaHKxe3J0VIccqfaZlc3+BciQ3T99NuhbU1dNVahN8GiOMjnCKlB7pDO9Vvzi7NLjLZdzh
	j5yyMRCIsNm1Zc6mpS4tDSgyLZEJV6Nc1IFnajhl8ybqpq9SfJ/L+aCThcdIAjHFbi7Ga7b
	bRt0zBw6ExE2sylkxsg/g==
X-UI-Out-Filterresults:	notjunk:1;V03:K0:7HrDngClyZs=:alLFOCNQ9Z8hxAvaD1uixI
	GF9+blI6dsNdcwylkch0ZEJ2bLEmXLNqwnokFJiutab4kfHw/LxI97K/GA5Iflo0giN/DLjlB
	K8yeSERFaLZ5Wjuk6+timwxnwoeKW5JsxPSPlfRdOqVTw6SnudWfQf6k89JvhpBvn2WoDvCda
	DB0mbIOCYpVdKedGVOINdWfqsMm+aV+WEMlpTBJlno4+9JR64Ylat5RWmzJAvywmCzgs4Ox7j
	izT20AKCSdJ0h+1K3G6CNO/cluLjq4HFp+gwRh+s9Li/3ADBFaQGAAjviQagYlnUMw1qQTRbe
	mG8ZjW15AHTObPstN8HYUsKpnZQcXHptIjAqpSOgP6DztHaJ3lDnpQjQY3uPgDfyvOQe1y9+i
	HHMWzYwKx7mVoqET5z2AZvD6bGBU4GQ2zygOUbsUMA2I8RpGNhZyUw9oBudHF1zrXXMWoX3/f
	U6vE+zFJ31qMf6YfKmTQYAlMyaeGWcY9QdtL4bI9Et6D6/MdETM5yLpng7Z5Jf0/bhnTTYXvu
	Frgo/bil70GNYDnYqFQadvkh5skjK5iw3MYOewqNam/zL8cVnmvmREdKYg8VgvymS/7V/pmM+
	Ezwinv/vOPIjYLAkPRndpX/TpiZNn2obiQdFKRDBP0g1Q4brHsWOaTl3vj936HMnjJV0ybYFc
	QUPMORwxHKJXOaG86Hn+aH4Wf8K2XkGOBr4YaPyFyaIXMyZGDMPLyW8G6VcftYfLQ/tLNw4EB
	QELgyhVdWvQByKBnWXqek+GzOW8krZHjCWr0EhHVM+m7emtAmpUKTl2ll6jdRxxOXRSMr31/7
	DclNLF/bPINcCLzcXVrSCBP0By84eXT6IICuO//Rpm+rutEoAPCwbUbF0BSSq6Ykgsxyhtx9v
	Vf6xgQwuFEDi/4joYShM+grktw3//uwCPGhpwinvTMNpM+G4Bc8y50AD2t70TRRQ17X3suDBV
	5Z/ZzZ6UL9O/LxkIcXywso+iNQ2Co5FbTaKZYVxYNuYDV3mNoj4nPKUja7RRn+sUOuzrr1fkU
	YZhseZtmKXyql8JNED4IMp07burhl+bpVviVWmN5X2HrUxf9Jl29gZuVA/uRZkX8kVdAG5Oa3
	rLbUEq2yVeUemfBr6Ghk0qIybSmX4o7+HAqNSbhqRrGoGSCXgNe3Z3RxSXBSW/xefMgyJ3kSS
	BYym9jinOq3rO558vFSp987AbJhEdCqThJw2I+xn49hSIw30O+031ZwH6ez4yO3zxmpRx+R9I
	UkDNP4flNox3t77H+
X-Spam-Status:	No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED,
	DKIM_VALID, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,
	TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2
X-Spam-Checker-Version:	SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on
	server2.sourceware.org
X-BeenThere:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
X-Mailman-Version:	2.1.29
List-Id:	General Cygwin discussions and problem reports <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Archive:	<https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=help>
List-Subscribe:	<http://cygwin.com/mailman/listinfo/cygwin>,
	<mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=subscribe>
Sender:	"Cygwin" <cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com>

On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:09 PM Christopher Faylor wrote:

> With mailman, if you click on a message in the archives and then click
> on the email address at the top, your mail client of choice will be
> opened with correct "In-Reply-To" set.  If you want to reply to the list
> then replace the "To" with the email address of the mailing list.  You
> can also download the mailbox-formatted archive, read it with a client
> like "mutt" and reply that way.

So it is _possible_, but not exactly user-friendly (you're presuming
that end-users even understand these instructions). What if a user is
limited to a web-based mail client, for example, and has no way to
access said options? (I think it goes without saying that a "use a
better mail client" response is not feasible, at least for some users,
in addition to possibly sounding a bit elitist.)

Aside from this, in my opinion, the above instructions are an awkward
(IMO) workaround due to limitations inherent in trying to use email
for something it wasn't really designed for (again: just my opinion).

> OTOH, most message boards have a way to freeze old discussions and
> discourage resurrecting dead threads.

That depends on who administers the forum. That's not necessarily an
inviolable rule.

Again - not trying to start a controversy here - just pointing out
that a mailing list has some limitations. (After all, web-based
discussion forums were invented for a reason.)

Bill
--
Problem reports:      https://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                  https://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:        https://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:     https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple

- Raw text -