[mythtv-users] A better way to view or search these emails?

[John Veness]

Marc Randolph wrote:
> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Paul Kidwell <tmbomber at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  Cant we make it look like this:
>>
>>  >  _______________________________________________
>>  >  mythtv-users mailing list
>>  >  mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>>  >  http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
>>  >  A searchable archive can be found at http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/
>>
>>  We see this same question, and the same half dozen responses, and for
>>  the last couple of times my same complaint.
> 
> Hmm... maybe since that archive isn't associated with mythtv, they
> don't want to list it on each email?
> 
> If that isn't the case, how about three lines rather than five (so
> that when people don't cut the footer off on big threads, it doesn't
> take up so much vertical space)?  Each message *IS* from mythtv-users,
> and when you reply, the replies automatically go there as well, so
> having that at the bottom of the message is entirely redundant.
> Here's an example of what I'd like to see:
> 
> __________________________________________________________________________
> Unsubscribe info: http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> Searchable archive can be found at
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/

Rather than try and squeeze everything into the text, how about making a 
detailed web page somewhere and linking to that, e.g.:

_________________________________________________________________________
mythtv-users mailing list
Full mailing list information, unsubscribe, and search detailed at:
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List

John

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John Veness, MythTV user, UK, DVB-T