On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Maximilian Wollner wrote:
Somehow, I find it difficult to use mailing lists, maybe I am a too young computer and internet user but I can not see a single advantage. So I tried to look around for LyX discussion boards but can't find any.
Max, Web-based fora (which I assume is what you mean by a 'discussion board' will not solve your problem. You still need to scan threads or subjects to see what's interesting to you. Same process in your MUA or web browser. What Walter suggested is the best solution: set up separate files for each mail list and use a tool like procmail to define recipes that sort incoming mail into the appropriate box. I assume you're using a GUI mail user agent -- perhaps Thunderchicken -- and that works just as well as pine, mutt, elm, or any other MUA. It's easy to tab through the various files from within your MUA and easily decide what you want to read and what you want to delete. One big advantage (for many of us) of mail lists over web-based fora is that the former push information to you while with the latter you need to actively go to the appropriate web page and pull in the information. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity Credibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
