Re: Request for Linux Kernel Mailing List archives

["Björn Steinbrink" <B.Steinbrink@gmx.de>]

On 2007.06.21 23:06:50 +0800, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 08:37 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: 
> > I would like to make a request to LKML archives.  It would be a highly
> > useful feature to have an archive site where one can algorithmically
> > produce a URL from the Message-ID, so one can post a clickable URL from
> > a delivered message without having to look it up every time.
> > 
> > For example, if a message had:
> > 
> > Message-ID: <4676C78D.8040208@zytor.com>
> > 
> > ... and I could just generate a URL:
> > 
> > http://linux-kernel.example.com/msgid/4676C78D.8040208@zytor.com
> > 
> > ... that would be highly convenient.
> > 
> > (Extra points if all the vger lists are available, not just LKML.)
> 
> Even more extra points if there's a mailto: link allowing people to
> reply, which actually gets the threading information right. E.g.:
> 
> mailto:hpa@zytor.com,linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org?Subject=Re:%20Request %20for%20Linux%20Kernel%20Mailing%20List%20archives&In-Reply-To=4676C78D.8040208@zytor.com

Or maybe alternatively a feature that forwards the mail to you. I find
it preferable to actually have the email you reply to. No copy'n'paste
for quoting, no manual quote marking, no manual "On $date wrote $author"
line, ...

lkml.org has that.

Björn