[Pan-users] Re: How do I email myself a whole thread??

[Beartooth]

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:58:43 +0000, Duncan wrote:
        [...]
> Beartooth, if there's a way to do it directly, I'm not aware of it.
> 
> Now there's something that'll do it, sort of, but I'm not sure it's
> going to do what you want:
> 
> Select the thread in pan and do a save-as.  In the resulting dialog,
> choose text, and point it at an appropriate directory.  You'll have all
> the messages saved there in raw text format, complete with any
> attachments they may have had.  Depending on how you plan to use them,
> this /might/ be enough, as you'll have them on the filesystem, but not
> in mail.

        Well, it took me a while to find what you meant by "do a save 
as"; but I now have a folder of stuff I can find, with the messages in 
this thread so far, encumbered with vast amounts of headers, but as 
separate, editable files. 

        From those, I'm pretty sure I can dig out the actual texts, 
modify them ad hoc, and come up with what I want -- first to keep for my 
own use, and only after that, if at all, for email.

        Start Excursus -- if in doubt, ignore.

        One little list that I help run (a private one devoted to 
hunting) has been being forced to move about; I think a home is in sight.

        In the process, some subscribers yearned for the archives. We 
found them. Our new host thinks he can append them to the new ones just 
started at his location.

        That reminded me first that I've never seen a good way to search 
such archives, and second that Gmane's fedora.general list has been 
posting a great long thread on the subject -- which I haven't had time to 
look at, and want to preserve till I do. Maybe it'll include something we 
can use on our little private list; and I might even be able to edit that 
part into an exposition for the subscribers.

        End Excursus.

        Judging from what Pan has just done with this little thread so 
far, I think I have what I need. Many many thanks!

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