Mailing list archive feature request

Bruno Wolff III wrote:

I occasionally find I want to add more to a thread after I have deleted
all of my copies of messages in that thread. While I can get the subject
and bodies of a message from the archives, it would be convenient to be
able to get a copy of a message resent to me, so that new messages I
add to the thread will have the appropiate references headers.

That's a tough one. The only idea I have is to download the actual email
message from the archives site, then point your email client at that
file and have it read it as a mailbox. You can then reply to the email
you want.

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On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 13:38:08 -0500,
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:

That's a tough one. The only idea I have is to download the actual email
message from the archives site, then point your email client at that
file and have it read it as a mailbox. You can then reply to the email
you want.

I forgot about the raw message archives. I was looking at the Mhonarch stuff.
I did notice that some headers are recorded in the web pages in a way
that isn't visible unless you look at the source. I was able to get what
I think was a correct message ID this way. Though editing the html out of
the message was a pain.

I just took a look and didn't see an obvious link to the raw archives, but
I seem to remember seeing them in the past (though I might be remembering
something from another open source project).

I will also look to see if the mailing list manager has a way to get old
messages. I had forgotten about that possibility.

Thanks.

You may also want to see if the thread was covered in one
of my items on General Bits. (http://www.varlena.com/GeneralBits).
If you have a correction to something I've published, I'd surely like
to see and publish it.

Also, since my column is weekly, it is possible
I've not yet published information about a thread. If you want
to suggest that I cover a specific thread with clarification, I
encourage you to suggest that to me. Just drop me a note.

elein
elein@varlena.com
http://www.varlena.com

On Saturday 11 January 2003 10:13, Bruno Wolff III wrote:

I occasionally find I want to add more to a thread after I have deleted
all of my copies of messages in that thread. While I can get the subject
and bodies of a message from the archives, it would be convenient to be
able to get a copy of a message resent to me, so that new messages I
add to the thread will have the appropiate references headers.

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On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 13:38:08 -0500,
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> wrote:

Bruno Wolff III wrote:

I occasionally find I want to add more to a thread after I have deleted
all of my copies of messages in that thread. While I can get the subject
and bodies of a message from the archives, it would be convenient to be
able to get a copy of a message resent to me, so that new messages I
add to the thread will have the appropiate references headers.

That's a tough one. The only idea I have is to download the actual email
message from the archives site, then point your email client at that
file and have it read it as a mailbox. You can then reply to the email
you want.

Thanks for getting me started down the right track. For the benefit of anyone
else who cares this is how you do things:

All messages are sent to majordomo@postgresql.org .
All commands are in the body of the messages. The subject isn't used.

First you need to get your password. If you don't have it send the command
password-show

And reply to the confirmation message with the body of the reply being
"accept".

To get an index of messages in the archive you use the archive-index command.
You might do something like:
approve my_password archive-index pgsql-sql 20030109
to get a summary of messages sent from the list on 2003-01-09.

Then to get particular messages you use the archive-get command.
For example:
approve my_password archive-get pgsql-sql 200301/143
could be used to get the 143rd message sent from the list in January of 2003.
Both a confirmation and a copy of the message are sent separately, so that
the list message will be handled normal by your mail filters.

Hello,

Am 13:38 2003-01-11 -0500 hat Bruce Momjian geschrieben:

Bruno Wolff III wrote:

I occasionally find I want to add more to a thread after I have deleted
all of my copies of messages in that thread. While I can get the subject
and bodies of a message from the archives, it would be convenient to be
able to get a copy of a message resent to me, so that new messages I
add to the thread will have the appropiate references headers.

That's a tough one. The only idea I have is to download the actual email
message from the archives site, then point your email client at that
file and have it read it as a mailbox. You can then reply to the email
you want.

Never I have used the archives, but are the mails wit all Headers ?
And Text only ?

Then point a webdownloader to the link and download the Mails...

After this, use falmail + procmail to get it into your folders...

Michelle