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121. RE: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: "Paul Hudson" <phudson@...>

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:20:07 +0100

Write a filter that adds [Lua-list] to the subject line? Looks like Outlook would need a script to do this, but other mail readers are more capable. For Outlook, Alt-F11 then paste this into the for

122. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Sam Roberts <sroberts@...>

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:33:14 -0700

Not me. Whats inconvenient about email? If its your tool (you use an email agent that can't thread messages, for example, but your news agent can), have you considered gatewaying the list to a site-l

123. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Mike Kreuzer <mike@...>

Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:55:13 +1000

There seems little point to me in creating a usenet group in addition to this list, what I was proposing was creating the newsgroup & scrapping the list. I for one find the list format inconvenient i

124. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: William Ahern <wahern@...>

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:36:52 -0700

The nice thing about e-mail or a real newsgroup is that you can use specialized software which makes managing your subscriptions easier. Using a proprietary web interface is not very appealing. I'm o

125. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Mike Kreuzer <mike@...>

Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:35:13 +1000

Also agree with this suggestion. Why isn't there a comp.lang.lua on usenet? Regards, Mike Kreuzer www.mikekreuzer.com

126. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Lavergne Thomas <thomas.lavergne@...>

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:25:29 +0200

No needs for X11 forwarding, just use mutt. ;-)) -- Thomas Lavergne "Le vrai rêveur est celui qui rêve de l'impossible." (Elsa Triolet) thomas.lavergne@reveurs.org http://reveurs.org

127. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: "D Burgess" <dburgess@...>

Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:03:34 +1000

I meant spam as a result of being on the list. The Lua list has no spam, has it? --lhf

128. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: "Martin Schröder" <martin@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:02:29 +0200

2006/9/18, D Burgess <dburgess@gmail.com>: May I give a plug for gmail for the Lua list. It is a few downsides like no fixed fonts, but using a gmail account just for the Lua list seems to solve any

129. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: "Leo Razoumov" <slonik.az@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:34:36 -0400

DB I second this opinion. Mailing lists work just fine. Forums are pain. Please, leave the things the way they are now and do not change anything with the list. Someone who does like forums is welcom

130. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo <lhf@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:02:35 -0300

lua-l is closed to non-subscribers. It shouldn't get any spam unless the spammer subscribes to it just to send spam. In that case, we can ban the spammer. If any spam has reached lua-l it must be ar

131. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Andreas Stenius <kaos@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:09:32 +0200

Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo skrev: using a gmail account just for the Lua list seems to solve any spam problems. The Lua list has no spam, has it? --lhf Very rarely.. think I saw one a few weeks ago.

132. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo <lhf@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:55:01 -0300

The Lua list has no spam, has it? --lhf

133. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: "Michael Cumming" <Mike.C@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:02:31 -0500

Title: Lua Digest, Vol 17, Issue 1 Couldn't agree more.

134. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: David Olofson <david@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:57:47 +0200

What's wrong with SSH and X11 forwarding? ;-) //David Olofson - Programmer, Composer, Open Source Advocate .-- http://olofson.net - Games, SDL examples --. '-- http://www.reologica.se - Rheology inst

135. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: "D Burgess" <dburgess@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:21:46 +1000

May I give a plug for gmail for the Lua list. It is a few downsides like no fixed fonts, but using a gmail account just for the Lua list seems to solve any spam problems. DB

136. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Taco Hoekwater <taco@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:32:13 +0200

For an argument against this, see http://producingoss.com/html-chunk/mailing-lists.html That argument is based on the assumption that it will not be a problem to have a separate folder for each maili

137. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Steve Heller <steve@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:05:47 -0500

I do also. But sometimes I use a web-based email program where that is quite inconvenient. Steve

138. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo <lhf@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:46:06 -0300

For an argument against this, see http://producingoss.com/html-chunk/mailing-lists.html The bottom line is to filter based on the To: header. (Or List-Id:.) --lhf

139. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: George Petsagourakis <petsagouris@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:05:06 +0000 (UTC)

Hm,... it seems that if you people were using the mailing list already when the question was posed then, you obviously liked and like using it, so it was a dumb thing to ask from the beggining...

140. Re: Why doesn't the lua list get replaced with a forum ? (score: 33)

Author: David Olofson <david@...>

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:58:00 +0200

"Me too." Though forums have their advantages for some types of discussion, I find those irrelevant next to the disadvantages. I find web based forums in general frustratingly slow and ineffective, i