[mythtv] Mythtv commits mailing list

[Jacques Beaurain]

On 6/2/05, Andrew Mahone <andrew.mahone at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you using a POP3 client, or are you referring to gmail's web
> interface?  Gmail's threading is quite naive - there are many better
> ways than simple subject-based threading, and I've submitted requests
> for smarter threading and the ability to disable threads on a
> per-label basis several times, as well as requests for more capable
> filtering (gmail's "search for word in message" method can't
> distinguish mythtv-dev from mythtv-commits very well).
> 
> Your suggestions are nice, and I'm not saying that they should not be
> implemented, but you should also consider using a smarter POP3 client
> and/or suggesting the relevant improvements to the fine folk at
> google.
> --
> Andrew Mahone
> andrew DOT mahone AT gmail DOT com
> 

Thanks for the reply Andrew,

You are in fact correct that I am using Gmail, and I know that their
threading is naive, but that was not the gist of what I was getting
at. I use Gmail filtering based on the subject (and automatic
Archiving) to distinguish between mythtv-dev and mythtv-commits quite
successfully. And my problem is not really with following threads on
mythtv-dev.

I think that the subject  line including the file(s) location will
improve the at a glance view  of the CVS commits in all POP3 clients.
That and the links to the diffs are important to me. After all, I
quite happy using Gmail to read the postings (and cross postings) on
the Blender mailing lists, that I gave as an example.

Cheers,
Jacques