On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
> At 1:33 PM -0800 2/4/98, Gerald Oskoboiny wrote:
>
> >I disagree -- there's a very good reason for archives to be in
> >global search engines: so the information is easily accessible
> >to anyone who might need it!
>
> Sorry, but my experience is that the archives tend to clog things up,
> not enlighten.
That's true in many cases, but that problem is handled well by
search engines providing options to exclude mail/news archives
from searches. (or you can add negative search terms yourself
if they don't.)
> And even if I didn't believe that was true, my users privacy issues
> override distribution of my archives in that way.
This problem can be handled by establishing clear policies about
archives and informing your users about these policies, and if
necessary by obfuscating e-mail addresses in online archives
to prevent them from being harvested by spammers.
Of course, each user community is different, and some forums have
a higher need for privacy than others.
Gerald
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