[Python-Dev] Migrate python-dev to Mailman 3?

Stefan Krah stefan at bytereef.org
Mon Oct 30 11:57:00 EDT 2017


On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 07:46:42AM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> I love MM3 and hyperkitty. But I rarely peruse the archives -- I only go to
> pipermail to get a link to a specific message from the past so I can copy
> it into a current message. IIUC that functionality is actually better in
> hyperkitty because when a pipermail archive is rebuilt the message numbers
> come out differently.

Yes, I use the archives differently.  When I'm temporarily unsubscribed
due to overload I scan the archives for interesting topics and indeed
sometimes read whole threads.

I think Pipermail is great for that. Quiet design, nice font, good contrast
for speed reading.



Stefan Krah





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