RE: subetha archive URLs

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From Scott Hernandez May 14, 2007 4:04 PM

Let's move it to dev then :)

> Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 16:00:16 -0700> > Why isn't this conversation happening on the -user or -dev lists?> > Jeff> > Scott Hernandez wrote:> > Sure, why not...> > > > How about this form?> > /se/archives/<listname>/yyyy/mm/dd/<msgId>> >> > We can even make each directory for the date do a search starting at > > that part of the date. So /se/archives/subetha-dev/2006/06/12/ will > > result in a search for anything from that day for the subetha-dev list.> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > > CC: ScottHernandez@hotmail.com; jeff@infohazard.org> > >> > > This is a mailman url:> > >> > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2024-April/004284.html> > >> > > This is a subetha url:> > >> > > http://www.subethamail.org/se/archive_msg.jsp?msgId=19731> > >> > > I guess we could write a servlet that responds to the listname/year/> > > month in the url. Is that all you are asking for?> > >> > > Funny how mailman doesn't create url's with the right year in them> > > though. Heh. I wonder if I put some XSS in the Date header if the> > > mailman pipermail engine will spit that right out.> > >> > > I kinda do like gmane's blog interface to reading messages. The> > > thread head is the posting and the responses are all 'comments.'> > > That's an interesting way to do things.> > >> > > I don't like their regular message reading interface with frames. Gag.> > >> > > Comments Jeff and Scott?> > >> > > cheers,> > >> > > jon> > >> > >> > > On May 14, 2007, at 9:36 AM, Per Bothner wrote:> > >> > > > I was looking at the state of mailing list manager, including subetha.> > > > I was disappointed at the URLs in the mailing list archive - they're> > > > really horrible! And yet you say to have "RESTful, bookmarkable> > > > URLs". I really urge you to fix the archive - it really is not a> > > > good advertisement for subetha. (Mailman *does* have clean URLs.)> > > >> > > > In your wishline/feature planning, I suggest looking at gmane.> > > > They realy do some nice stuff. In particular, if you can combine> > > > the best of "mailing list" with "forums" I think you could have a> > > > killer app.> > > >> > > > (Sorry to bother you. I didn't want to point to a list, partly> > > > because> > > > this may be a FAQ, partly because I don't won't to start a flame,> > > > especially on a list I won't be reading.)
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<body>Let's move it to dev then :)<BR><BR>
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&gt; Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 16:00:16 -0700<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Why isn't this conversation happening on the -user or -dev lists?<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Jeff<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Scott Hernandez wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt; Sure, why not...<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; How about this form?<BR>&gt; &gt; /se/archives/&lt;listname&gt;/yyyy/mm/dd/&lt;msgId&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; We can even make each directory for the date do a search starting at <BR>&gt; &gt; that part of the date. So /se/archives/subetha-dev/2006/06/12/ will <BR>&gt; &gt; result in a search for anything from that day for the subetha-dev list.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; CC: ScottHernandez@hotmail.com; jeff@infohazard.org<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; This is a mailman url:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2024-April/004284.html<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; This is a subetha url:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; http://www.subethamail.org/se/archive_msg.jsp?msgId=19731<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; I guess we could write a servlet that responds to the listname/year/<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; month in the url. Is that all you are asking for?<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Funny how mailman doesn't create url's with the right year in them<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; though. Heh. I wonder if I put some XSS in the Date header if the<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; mailman pipermail engine will spit that right out.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; I kinda do like gmane's blog interface to reading messages. The<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; thread head is the posting and the responses are all 'comments.'<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; That's an interesting way to do things.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; I don't like their regular message reading interface with frames. Gag.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Comments Jeff and Scott?<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; cheers,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; jon<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; On May 14, 2007, at 9:36 AM, Per Bothner wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I was looking at the state of mailing list manager, including subetha.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I was disappointed at the URLs in the mailing list archive - they're<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; really horrible! And yet you say to have "RESTful, bookmarkable<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; URLs". I really urge you to fix the archive - it really is not a<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; good advertisement for subetha. (Mailman *does* have clean URLs.)<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; In your wishline/feature planning, I suggest looking at gmane.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; They realy do some nice stuff. In particular, if you can combine<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; the best of "mailing list" with "forums" I think you could have a<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; killer app.<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; (Sorry to bother you. I didn't want to point to a list, partly<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; because<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; this may be a FAQ, partly because I don't won't to start a flame,<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; especially on a list I won't be reading.)</body>
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