2 Feb
2010
2 Feb
'10
7:41 p.m.
On Tuesday 02 February 2010 06:20 pm, Julien Claassen wrote:
If I post something isn't it my material, of
course given for the
eyes of all. So shouldn't I be able to change it - at least in the
original archive? In other forums - not mailing lists though - I saw
the possibility to change posts afterwards, mainly erase stuff. Then
the post would have a note sticking to it: "Changed X times."
It's a bit more than complete idle curiousity, yet only slightly. :-)
Ost's post remains unchanged in my archives, and in those of all the other
people who subscribe to the list via email and don't delete old mail. On a
web forum, aside from those that forward new posts to thread subscribers
via email, the canonical version of the post is the one on the web. On a
mailing list like LAU, it's the one that reached the subscribers' inboxes.
I think that's the reason that feature is rare in mailing list software.
Rob