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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] permission bit of /mail/box
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:32:29 EDT."
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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:27:24 -0400
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> > For years I've been meaning to create a searchable archive of 9fans.
> > (It's not a difficult thing to do.
>
> hget -o 9fans.mbox https://lists.cse.psu.edu/archives/9fans.mbox/9fans.mbox
>
> keeps a local version of the full archive in sync

That's not very centralized.  By definition, I realize, but still.

> If you were feeling adventurous you could even do
>
> upas/fs -f 9fans.mbox

And use up a lot of memory....  Actually, everyone would use up a lot
of memory.  Ick.

> curiously the full archive starts in Sep 2000

That corresponds to about the time the CompSci department at Penn State
switched from Majordomo to Mailman.

	- Dan C.