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PATCH: lists.html -- mention archives more prominently


Christopher (aka postmaster@) requested that we make it even more clear
that our mailing lists have public archives.  The patch below does that
and also simplifies/shortens the page a bit.

Installed.

Gerald

Index: lists.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/lists.html,v
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -3 -p -r1.84 lists.html
--- lists.html	7 Oct 2003 19:56:23 -0000	1.84
+++ lists.html	16 Nov 2003 14:19:49 -0000
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
         not have that part of the site!
 -->

-<p><a name="gcc">The GCC project has many mailing lists</a>:</p>
+<p>The GCC project has many mailing lists, which are archived on the web
+(and <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/lists.html#searchbox";>searchable</a>)
+as well as in
+<a href="ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/mail-archives/";>mbox format</a>.
+</p>
+

 <p>Announcement lists:</p>

@@ -161,24 +166,6 @@ web-based e-mail account.</p>
 <p>are acceptable, although they are redundant; unless explicitly stated,
 it's assumed that no-one on these lists means to speak for their company.</p>

-<h2>Archives</h2>
-
-<p>In addition to the web archives that are linked from the descriptions
-above, we also provide
-<a href="ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/mail-archives/";>mbox formatted
-archives of each mailing list</a>.  The <a
-href="ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/libstdc++/mail-archives/";>mbox formatted
-archives of the libstdc++ mailing lists</a> are at present in a
-separate directory.</p>
-
-<!--
-  NOTE: The server-side included form does not show up at mirrors, so refer
-        to it by an explicit hostname to avoid confusion.
--->
-
-<p>The web archives are <a
-href="http://gcc.gnu.org/lists.html#searchbox";>searchable</a>.</p>
-

 <h2>Subscribing/unsubscribing</h2>

@@ -308,6 +295,11 @@ can do right now.</p>

 <p>See also <a href="spam.html">information about dealing with spam on
 the lists</a>.</p>
+
+<!--
+  NOTE: The server-side included form does not show up at mirrors, so refer
+        to it by an explicit hostname to avoid confusion.
+-->

 <a name="searchbox"></a>
 <include searchbox.ihtml>


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