Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:15:08 -0400
> Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@highrise.ca> wrote:
>
> > Well, only if you want to "pull" the last status (i.e. someone else,
> > not you may have updated it, and you haven't set yourself to be
> > notified on changes). But again, since it's by email, you already
> > have it all in your inbox, right?
>
> Do I? What if I am only using USENET to interfact?
The NNTP interface is so unreliable that I doubt this is a problem in
practice.
> What if I just purged my mailbox because I get over 4500 messages a
> month from these lists?
You said it best yesterday: "tough".
That said, in the Majordomo interface there is an option to send you a
message from its archives. Or you can get the mbox from the archives.
> > > * If I go to the wiki page again and click on the patch is it
> > > going to take me right back to the archive page?
> >
> > Only if the wiki/tracker *hasn't* been updated.
>
> How do I know?
You go check.
> One interface should be the goal.
The goal is making sure no patches are lost.
I don't know why you feel so strongly about this topic. Are you a
frequent patch reviewer? Not meant to bash you.
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