[Users] Online searchable mailing list archives

[Liz]

On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 20:50:49 +1300
flyingrhino <flyingrhino at orcon.net.nz> wrote:

> > Have you tried searching with Google?
> > 
> > site:lists.claws-mail.org "[Users]" search archives
> >   
> 
> Thanks for the response.
> No, I didn't try that and I bet 95% of other people who land on the
> archives page don't do that either. Most would give up or try
> searching other forums, few would sign up to the mailing list. That's
> how I got to the list (because I couldn't find answers elsewhere),
> and I must admit - reading some of the mails that arrive gives me
> more knowledge about claws in general. Stuff I'd never thought of
> myself. That's what keeps me on the list :)
> 
> I still think that making searching easier for the regular person
> will be beneficial to all.


I moderate another list with the same problem, that the archives are
non-searchable. That problem relates to available packages in Fedora,
and the answer was to replace the search code on the mailman page with
a google search box for the archives only.

Liz