Date   : Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:23:05 +0100
From   : mfirth@... (Michael Firth)
Subject: Mailing list life, plus archive query

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Graham Harston" <jgh@...>
To: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Mailing list life, plus archive query


>> Message-ID: <1E5F82C59946469F9CE63EA89A659889@...>
>
> "Michael Firth" wrote:
>> > I update the mdfs.net archive in early in the month, so the archive
>> > ending on the 15th is normal.
>>
>> I foolishly assumed that the archive was automatically maintained (i.e.
>
> The help file at http://mdfs.net/Archive/BBCMicro/help says:
>
> "The archive is updated during the first week of each month when
> all messages from the previous month are added. More frequent
> updates are made occasionally."
>
> How does that make you think it is done automatically? How
> should I reword it?
>
Sorry, I hadn't read that level of detail on the help pages. I just assumed 
it was automatic, as most other mailing list archives are (e.g. see 
http://www.mail-archive.com/ for a site that can automatically generate a 
mailing list archive from any mailing list)

As the old saying goes, 'assume' makes an ass out of you and me (but mainly 
me in this case) :-)

Michael