Will McDonald wrote:
On 17/02/06, Robert kerplop@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Searchable archives may be found at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=centos&r=1&w=2 Also, the list is mirrored as a newsgroup at news://news.gmane.org:119/gmane.linux.centos.general
There's also Google site searches which would limit results to stuff from the archive...
site:lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/ [search terms]
That is also cool. Thanks. But if the aim is to improve the signal to noise ratio on the list, it should be made as easy and convenient as possible to search past threads.
I believe that when people post FAQ-like questions here they are as likely as not in a crisis situation (as perceived by them, and who are we to judge?).
I've been in enough "crisis situations" (and posted enough FAQ-like questions) that I can say with some confidence that making a list specific search easy and quick to do, and without having to review the Google search engine syntax, would likely improve the signal to noise ratio.
Though as I have said before, the ratio on this list is already pretty damn good, in comparison to other lists. ;-)
So, would it be difficult to put a search feature on the official "CentOS List Archives" page? I've never done it, so I don't know.
-Steve