Re: linux-mm for lore.kernel.org

[Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com>]

On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 09:38:58AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:51:28 -0500 Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm working on adding linux-mm to lore.kernel.org, as previously discussed
> > here[1], and seem to have a mostly complete archive, starting from the
> > beginning in November '97.  My sources so far are the list admin's files
> > (thanks Ben and Rik), gmane, and my own inbox.
> > 
> > However, with disk corruption and downtime, it'd be great if people could pitch
> > in with what they have to ensure nothing is missing.  lore.kernel.org has been
> > archiving linux-mm since December 2018, so only messages before that date are
> > needed.
> > 
> > Instructions for contributing are here:
> > 
> >   https://korg.wiki.kernel.org/userdoc/lore
> > 
> > These are the message ids captured so far:
> > 
> >   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JdpS0X1P-r0sSDg2wE1IIzrAFNN8epIE/view?usp=sharing
> > 
> > This uncompressed file may be passed to the -k switch of the tool in the
> > instructions to filter out what's already been collected.
> > 
> > Please tar up and xz -9 any resulting directories of mbox files and send them
> > to me (via sharing link if > 1M) by Feb 12, when I plan to submit the archive.
> > 
> > Suggestions for other sources also welcome.
> 
> I appear to have everything going back to Feb 2001.  But I am
> fearsomely lazy.  I can upload the per-year mboxes to ozlabs.org?

Sure.  Thanks for helping.

Other people are welcome to do similar things, but please share the files in
mbox or maildir form, lest I run up against my own formidable laziness.