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Date:      Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:10:25 -0500
From:      Novembre <novembre@gmail.com>
To:        "Randy Pratt" <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: question about posting to FreeBSD mailing lists
Message-ID:  <3b47caa90806092110o4f409778u29aa15be92c0959e@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080609064047.b74f4b95.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com>
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On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:40 AM, Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:22:24 -0500
> Novembre <novembre@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there any way to answer the posts in the mailing lists if one is not
> > subscribed to the list and does not receive them in his mailbox? From
> time
> > to time, I see posts which I can actually answer and contribute to, but
> > since I'm not subscribed to the lists, even if I post an answer to the
> > person asking the question and CC it to the list, it doesn't regroup with
> > other posts on the same topic. Is there any way around this?
>
> If you are reading the mailing lists via the FreeBSD website
> (http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/current/freebsd-questions.html)
> you can use the "Raw E-Mail" link of a posting to fetch a
> copy and incorporate it into your mail client.
>
> Two common mail formats are pine mail (one file per folder),
> and MH mail (one file per message).  I use Sylpheed which uses
> MH mail format so its quite easy.  I created a folder called
> "Mail/web-list" and fetch the mail directly to it.  The trick
> is to use the next numerical message number, in this example
> "114":
>
>  cd ~/Mail/web-list
>  fetch -R -o 114 '
> http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=422834+0+current/freebsd-questions+raw
> '
>
> It is then possible to just use Sylpheed normally and click
> on "Reply to All".  The mail will be properly threaded for
> the mailing lists.
>
> I've not used the "one file per folder" type of mail client
> in a very long time but I would think that just appending
> the new mail to the end would suffice.
>
> You will need to investigate how your particular mail client
> operates and what format it uses, but what you want to do
> is possible.  I would recommend backing up your mail before
> experimenting and using the test mailing list
> (freebsd-test@freebsd.org).
>
> HTH,
>
> Randy
> --
>

The problem is that I don't use any mail client, but the old fashion way of
using a web browser to log into my account and read my emails. That's why I
asked this question in the first place. Call me paranoid, but I just feel
more comfortable that way!
So to be more specific, how can I answer to a post from a mailing list from
within my, e.g., GMail or Yahoo! mailboxes? Is there any way to use the Raw
E-Mail output to send an email from within GMail to the OP and the list so
that it's threaded properly as well?

I will remember your instructions whenever I started using a mail client.
Maybe I should do it anyway --- how is Claw Mail?

Thanks a lot :)



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