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<li><a href="#whatis">What is MHonArc?</a></li>
<li><a href="#mhversion">What's the latest version of MhonArc?</a></li>
<li><a href="#get">Where can I get MHonArc?</a></li>
<li><a href="#cost">What restrictions are there on MHonArc usage?</a></li>
<li><a href="#help">Where can I get help on MHonArc?</a></li>
<li><a href="#compare">How does MHonArc compare to other email archivers, like Hypermail?</a></li>
<li><a href="#vscommercial">Why I should use MHonArc over some of the Internet-based mailing list archive services?</a></li>
<li><a href="#studies">Are their "real-world" examples of MHonArc usage?</a></li>
<li><a href="#whynonperl">Why are list archives about Perl-related topics not maintained with a Perl-based program, like MHonArc?</a></li>
<li><a href="#y2k">Is MHonArc Y2K (Year 2000) compliant?</a></li>
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<h3><b><a name="whatis">What is MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
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<P>MHonArc is a <A HREF="http://perl.com/perl/">Perl</A>
program for converting e-mail messages as specified in RFC 822 and
<A HREF="http://www.nacs.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/MIME/MIME.html">the
MIME standard</A> to <A
HREF="http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/">HTML</A>.
MHonArc can perform the following tasks: </P>
 
<UL>
<LI>Convert <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mh/"><em>MH</em></a>
mail folders or UUCP/Unix style mailboxes into an HTML mail archive.
<LI>Add or remove messages to an existing HTML mail archive generated
by MHonArc.
<LI>Convert a single message to HTML.
</UL>

<P>Along with these tasks, MHonArc provides the following:
</P>

<UL>
<LI>A main customizable index for mail messages archived.
<LI>A customizable thread index listing messages by thread.
<LI>Control over message formatting.
<LI>The ability to hook in your own custom message filters.
<LI>And other things to numerous to mention here.
</UL>


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<h3><b><a name="mhversion">What's the latest version of MhonArc?</a></b></h3>
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<p>Latest version information is available at
<a href="http://www.mhonarc.org/"
>&lt;http://www.mhonarc.org/&gt;</a>.
</p>

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<P>The latest information on MHonArc,
and its availability, may be obtained at
<a href="http://www.mhonarc.org/"
>&lt;http://www.mhonarc.org/&gt;</a>.
</P>

<p>MHonArc requires Perl to run.  If you do not have Perl, it can
be obtained from
<a href="http://www.perl.com/">&lt;http://www.perl.com/&gt;</a>.
</p>

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<h3><b><a name="cost">What restrictions are there on MHonArc usage?</a></b></h3>
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<P>MHonArc is free software.  MHonArc is distributed under
the GNU General Public License (GPL).  A copy of the license is included in
the distribution.  Please read it for more information, or go
to <a href="http://www.gnu.org/">&lt;http://www.gnu.org/&gt;</a>.
Note, that the word <em>"free"</em> means something
different than <em>"no&nbsp;cost"</em>.  See the GPL and
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/">&lt;http://www.gnu.org/&gt;</a> for more
information.
</p>

<p>Note, donations are welcome.  And will help insure the continued
development of MHonArc.
</p>

<p>If you do not feel comfortable with the current licensing
of MHonArc, GPL, then contact the
<a href="mailto:mhonarc@mhonarc.org">developer</a> of MHonArc if you
want to make alternate licensing arrangements.
</p>

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<tr valign=top>
<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
<td><p>MHonArc is <strong>NOT</strong>
in the public domain.  Any mention of MHonArc in the public domain
is <strong>WRONG</strong>.  Applicable copyrights still apply.
</p>
</td>
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<h3><b><a name="help">Where can I get help on MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
</td></tr></table>

<P>The first place to try is the documentation that comes with
MHonArc. The documentation is quite extensive, and may
provide answers to most of your questions.  </P>

<P>Second, you can read this FAQ.
</P>

<P>Third, a mailing list, <A
HREF="mailto:mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org"
>mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org</A>, is available to
provide a discussion forum on the usage and development of
MHonArc. Appropriate topics for the list include: usage
questions, bug reports, behavioral enhancements, documentation bugs,
and general help.  </P>

<P>To subscribe to the mailing list, send mail to <A
HREF="mailto:majordomo@mhonarc.org"
>majordomo@mhonarc.org</A>
with the command, </P>

<pre>
subscribe mhonarc-users</pre>

<P>as the message body.
</P>

<P>If you send mail
<A HREF="mailto:mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org" >mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org</A>,
your message will be
distributed to all subscribers on the list.  </P>

<table border=0 cellpadding=4>
<tr valign=top>
<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
<td><p>The mailing list is restricted to subscribers only.  Any
non-subscriber message sent to the list is manually filtered.
Due to the nature
of manual filtering, non-subscriber messages may have long delays
before getting distributed to all subscribers.
</p>
<p><b>ABSOLUTELY NO SPAM IS TOLERATED</b>.  Any spam is happily
redirected to /dev/null.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<P>The mailing list is archived by
Majordomo. You can also use the WWW to access
the archive (with full text search using
<a href="http://glimpse.cs.arizona.edu/">Glimpse</a>) at
<A HREF="http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/"
>&lt;http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/&gt;</A>.
An alternative web archive of the mailing list is at
<A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org/"
>&lt;http://www.mail-archive.com/mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org/&gt;</A>.
</P>

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<h3><b><a name="compare">How does MHonArc compare to other email archivers, like Hypermail?</a></b></h3>
</td></tr></table>

<p><a href="http://www.landfield.com/hypermail/">Hypermail</a>
is probably the only other major free program (distributed under the
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/">GPL</a>) for archiving
e-mail on the Web.  There are other free programs available,
but Hypermail and MHonArc appear to be the two major programs
in use.
</p>

<p>The best comparison that can be made is by yourself, since the
choosing between which tool to use will depend on your needs.
The following is a brief list of some of the advantages of MHonArc
over Hypermail:
</p>

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<tr valign=top>
<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
<td><p>If you notice any errors regarding the information related
to Hypermail, please contact the FAQ maintainer.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<ul>
<li><p>Support variant mail folders types.  Hypermail supports only
UUCP-style mailboxes.
</p>
</li>
<li><p>MHonArc has fairly robust MIME support, including the ability to
extend the list of media-types supported.
Hypermail is supposed to have some
some support for MIME, but it still appears to be a work in progress.
</p>
</li>
<li><p>Page customization.  MHonArc gives you complete control
on how pages are formatted.  Hypermail has some page customization
features, but not at the level of MHonArc's.  With MHonArc, you
can create archives with frame navigation or incorporate JavaScript
to provided more sophisticated archives.
</p>
</li>
<li><p>Multi-platform support.  MHonArc basically runs on any system
that Perl runs.  Hypermail is only known to run on Unix systems,
however, there may be a WinNT port.
</p>
</li>
<li><p>Single message conversion.  MHonArc can be used to convert
a message to HTML independent of archive processing.  Hence, MHonArc can
be used as general MIME decoder.
</p>
</li>
</ul>

<p>The other major difference is that MHonArc is written in
Perl, and Hypermail is written in C.
There are pros and cons of both languages.  In sum, Perl allows
for easier modification, portability, and extensiblility.  C
provides better execution speed.
</p>

<p>There are other differences, so consult the documentation of
both programs to get a more complete list.  Your needs willl
ultimately decide which program is best for you.
</p>

<p>For some time, there
was a lack of development on Hypermail.  However, there is
currently a maintainer.  Information about Hypermail can
be obtained from
<a href="http://www.landfield.com/hypermail/"
>&lt;http://www.landfield.com/hypermail/&gt;</a>.
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<h3><b><a name="vscommercial">Why I should use MHonArc over some of the Internet-based mailing list archive services?</a></b></h3>
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<p>The exact "why" depends on your needs.  Here are some possible reasons
why you may want to use MHonArc over Internet-based mailing list
archive services:
</p>
<ul>
<li>MHonArc is <a href="#cost">free</a> software.  Internet services
may charge a fee and/or include commercial
advertisements in your list archives.
</li>
<li>With MHonArc, you have complete control on how your archive looks
and feel, and operates.
This can be important if you want your archives to follow a specific style,
and/or you need the option to be able to change how your archives function
over time.
</li>
<li>You have mailing lists that are behind a firewall.  Therefore,
an Internet based service is not an option.
</li>
<li>You just need something for personal use.
</li>
</ul>

<p>Note, there is a nice Internet-based mailing list archive service
that is available at no charge, and it uses MHonArc and the
<a href="http://www.htdig.org">htDig</a> search engine.  See
<a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/"
>&lt;http://www.mail-archive.com/&gt;</a> for more information.
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<h3><b><a name="studies">Are their "real-world" examples of MHonArc usage?</a></b></h3>
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<p>Take your pick:
</p>
<ul>
<li>WWW Mailing List Archives &amp; References:<br>
<a href="http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/"
>&lt;http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/&gt;</a>
<li>The Mail Archive:<br>
<a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/"
>&lt;http://www.mail-archive.com/&gt;</a>
<li>Mallorn Archived Email Lists:<br>
<a href="http://www.mallorn.com/lists/"
>&lt;http://www.mallorn.com/lists/&gt;</a>
<li>Debian Mailing List Archives:<br>
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/"
>&lt;http://lists.debian.org/&gt;</a>
<li>FreeLists:<br>
<a href="http://www.freelists.org/"
>&lt;http://www.freelists.org/&gt;</a>
<li>Majordomo Users Mailing List Interface:<br>
<a href="http://www.hpc.uh.edu/majordomo-users"
>&lt;http://www.hpc.uh.edu/majordomo-users&gt;</a>
<li>Sourceware.cygnus.com Mailing Lists:<br>
<a href="http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/"
>&lt;http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/&gt;</a>
<li>Liblicense-L List Archives:<br>
<a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/"
>&lt;http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/&gt;</a>
<li>FVWM Archives:<br>
<a href="http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/archive/"
>&lt;http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/archive/&gt;</a>
<li>Lists Archived at Kanga.Nu:<br>
<a href="http://www.kanga.nu/archives/"
>&lt;http://www.kanga.nu/archives/&gt;</a>
<li>Apsfilter Archives:<br>
<a href="http://www.apsfilter.org/Lists-Archives/"
>&lt;http://www.apsfilter.org/Lists-Archives/&gt;</a>
<li>Giant Java Tree Archives:<br>
<a href="http://www.git.org/servlets/MailingLists/ListOfLists.html"
>&lt;http://www.git.org/servlets/MailingLists/ListOfLists.html&gt;</a>
</ul>

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<h3><b><a name="whynonperl">Why are list archives about Perl-related topics not maintained with a Perl-based program, like MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
</td></tr></table>

<p>The answer is something I would like to know myself.
</p>

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<h3><b><a name="y2k">Is MHonArc Y2K (Year 2000) compliant?</a></b></h3>
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<p>There is no known Y2K issues with the current release of MHonArc.
Message dates are translated to Unix <b>time(2)</b> format which are
currently valid until 2038.  If MHonArc is still in use by then,
I would be amazed.
</p>

<p>There has been no official Y2K certification of MHonArc.  Since
MHonArc is free software, I see noone paying the money for certification.
Hence, do not go looking for someone to sue if something breaks.
</p>

<p>You may want to check
<a href="http://language.perl.com/news/y2k.html"
>&lt;http://language.perl.com/news/y2k.html&gt;</a> about Y2K
from a Perl point-of-view.
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	20	<li><a href="#mhversion">What's the latest version of MhonArc?</a></li>
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	24	<li><a href="#compare">How does MHonArc compare to other email archivers, like Hypermail?</a></li>
	25	<li><a href="#vscommercial">Why I should use MHonArc over some of the Internet-based mailing list archive services?</a></li>
	26	<li><a href="#studies">Are their "real-world" examples of MHonArc usage?</a></li>
	27	<li><a href="#whynonperl">Why are list archives about Perl-related topics not maintained with a Perl-based program, like MHonArc?</a></li>
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	39	<P>MHonArc is a <A HREF="http://perl.com/perl/">Perl</A>
	40	program for converting e-mail messages as specified in RFC 822 and
	41	<A HREF="http://www.nacs.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/MIME/MIME.html">the
	42	MIME standard</A> to <A
	43	HREF="http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/">HTML</A>.
	44	MHonArc can perform the following tasks: </P>
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	46	<UL>
	47	<LI>Convert <a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/~mh/"><em>MH</em></a>
	48	mail folders or UUCP/Unix style mailboxes into an HTML mail archive.
	49	<LI>Add or remove messages to an existing HTML mail archive generated
	50	by MHonArc.
	51	<LI>Convert a single message to HTML.
	52	</UL>
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	54	<P>Along with these tasks, MHonArc provides the following:
	55	</P>
	56
	57	<UL>
	58	<LI>A main customizable index for mail messages archived.
	59	<LI>A customizable thread index listing messages by thread.
	60	<LI>Control over message formatting.
	61	<LI>The ability to hook in your own custom message filters.
	62	<LI>And other things to numerous to mention here.
	63	</UL>
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73	<p>Latest version information is available at
74	<a href="http://www.mhonarc.org/"
75	><http://www.mhonarc.org/></a>.
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83	</td></tr></table>
84
85	<P>The latest information on MHonArc,
86	and its availability, may be obtained at
87	<a href="http://www.mhonarc.org/"
88	><http://www.mhonarc.org/></a>.
89	</P>
90
91	<p>MHonArc requires Perl to run. If you do not have Perl, it can
92	be obtained from
93	<a href="http://www.perl.com/"><http://www.perl.com/></a>.
94	</p>
95
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100	<h3><b><a name="cost">What restrictions are there on MHonArc usage?</a></b></h3>
101	</td></tr></table>
102
103	<P>MHonArc is free software. MHonArc is distributed under
104	the GNU General Public License (GPL). A copy of the license is included in
105	the distribution. Please read it for more information, or go
106	to <a href="http://www.gnu.org/"><http://www.gnu.org/></a>.
107	Note, that the word <em>"free"</em> means something
108	different than <em>"no cost"</em>. See the GPL and
109	<a href="http://www.gnu.org/"><http://www.gnu.org/></a> for more
110	information.
111	</p>
112
113	<p>Note, donations are welcome. And will help insure the continued
114	development of MHonArc.
115	</p>
116
117	<p>If you do not feel comfortable with the current licensing
118	of MHonArc, GPL, then contact the
119	<a href="mailto:mhonarc@mhonarc.org">developer</a> of MHonArc if you
120	want to make alternate licensing arrangements.
121	</p>
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126	<tr valign=top>
127	<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
128	<td><p>MHonArc is <strong>NOT</strong>
129	in the public domain. Any mention of MHonArc in the public domain
130	is <strong>WRONG</strong>. Applicable copyrights still apply.
131	</p>
132	</td>
133	</tr>
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141	<h3><b><a name="help">Where can I get help on MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
142	</td></tr></table>
143
144	<P>The first place to try is the documentation that comes with
145	MHonArc. The documentation is quite extensive, and may
146	provide answers to most of your questions. </P>
147
148	<P>Second, you can read this FAQ.
149	</P>
150
151	<P>Third, a mailing list, <A
152	HREF="mailto:mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org"
153	>mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org</A>, is available to
154	provide a discussion forum on the usage and development of
155	MHonArc. Appropriate topics for the list include: usage
156	questions, bug reports, behavioral enhancements, documentation bugs,
157	and general help. </P>
158
159	<P>To subscribe to the mailing list, send mail to <A
160	HREF="mailto:majordomo@mhonarc.org"
161	>majordomo@mhonarc.org</A>
162	with the command, </P>
163
164	<pre>
165	subscribe mhonarc-users</pre>
166
167	<P>as the message body.
168	</P>
169
170	<P>If you send mail
171	<A HREF="mailto:mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org" >mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org</A>,
172	your message will be
173	distributed to all subscribers on the list. </P>
174
175	<table border=0 cellpadding=4>
176	<tr valign=top>
177	<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
178	<td><p>The mailing list is restricted to subscribers only. Any
179	non-subscriber message sent to the list is manually filtered.
180	Due to the nature
181	of manual filtering, non-subscriber messages may have long delays
182	before getting distributed to all subscribers.
183	</p>
184	<p><b>ABSOLUTELY NO SPAM IS TOLERATED</b>. Any spam is happily
185	redirected to /dev/null.
186	</p>
187	</td>
188	</tr>
189	</table>
190
191	<P>The mailing list is archived by
192	Majordomo. You can also use the WWW to access
193	the archive (with full text search using
194	<a href="http://glimpse.cs.arizona.edu/">Glimpse</a>) at
195	<A HREF="http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/"
196	><http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/></A>.
197	An alternative web archive of the mailing list is at
198	<A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org/"
199	><http://www.mail-archive.com/mhonarc-users@mhonarc.org/></A>.
200	</P>
201
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203	<hr noshade size=1>
204	<table border=0>
205	<tr valign=top><td><img src="monicon.png" align="bottom" alt=""></td><td>
206	<h3><b><a name="compare">How does MHonArc compare to other email archivers, like Hypermail?</a></b></h3>
207	</td></tr></table>
208
209	<p><a href="http://www.landfield.com/hypermail/">Hypermail</a>
210	is probably the only other major free program (distributed under the
211	<a href="http://www.gnu.org/">GPL</a>) for archiving
212	e-mail on the Web. There are other free programs available,
213	but Hypermail and MHonArc appear to be the two major programs
214	in use.
215	</p>
216
217	<p>The best comparison that can be made is by yourself, since the
218	choosing between which tool to use will depend on your needs.
219	The following is a brief list of some of the advantages of MHonArc
220	over Hypermail:
221	</p>
222
223	<table border=0 cellpadding=4>
224	<tr valign=top>
225	<td><strong>NOTE</strong></td>
226	<td><p>If you notice any errors regarding the information related
227	to Hypermail, please contact the FAQ maintainer.
228	</p>
229	</td>
230	</tr>
231	</table>
232
233	<ul>
234	<li><p>Support variant mail folders types. Hypermail supports only
235	UUCP-style mailboxes.
236	</p>
237	</li>
238	<li><p>MHonArc has fairly robust MIME support, including the ability to
239	extend the list of media-types supported.
240	Hypermail is supposed to have some
241	some support for MIME, but it still appears to be a work in progress.
242	</p>
243	</li>
244	<li><p>Page customization. MHonArc gives you complete control
245	on how pages are formatted. Hypermail has some page customization
246	features, but not at the level of MHonArc's. With MHonArc, you
247	can create archives with frame navigation or incorporate JavaScript
248	to provided more sophisticated archives.
249	</p>
250	</li>
251	<li><p>Multi-platform support. MHonArc basically runs on any system
252	that Perl runs. Hypermail is only known to run on Unix systems,
253	however, there may be a WinNT port.
254	</p>
255	</li>
256	<li><p>Single message conversion. MHonArc can be used to convert
257	a message to HTML independent of archive processing. Hence, MHonArc can
258	be used as general MIME decoder.
259	</p>
260	</li>
261	</ul>
262
263	<p>The other major difference is that MHonArc is written in
264	Perl, and Hypermail is written in C.
265	There are pros and cons of both languages. In sum, Perl allows
266	for easier modification, portability, and extensiblility. C
267	provides better execution speed.
268	</p>
269
270	<p>There are other differences, so consult the documentation of
271	both programs to get a more complete list. Your needs willl
272	ultimately decide which program is best for you.
273	</p>
274
275	<p>For some time, there
276	was a lack of development on Hypermail. However, there is
277	currently a maintainer. Information about Hypermail can
278	be obtained from
279	<a href="http://www.landfield.com/hypermail/"
280	><http://www.landfield.com/hypermail/></a>.
281	</p>
282
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284	<hr noshade size=1>
285	<table border=0>
286	<tr valign=top><td><img src="monicon.png" align="bottom" alt=""></td><td>
287	<h3><b><a name="vscommercial">Why I should use MHonArc over some of the Internet-based mailing list archive services?</a></b></h3>
288	</td></tr></table>
289
290	<p>The exact "why" depends on your needs. Here are some possible reasons
291	why you may want to use MHonArc over Internet-based mailing list
292	archive services:
293	</p>
294	<ul>
295	<li>MHonArc is <a href="#cost">free</a> software. Internet services
296	may charge a fee and/or include commercial
297	advertisements in your list archives.
298	</li>
299	<li>With MHonArc, you have complete control on how your archive looks
300	and feel, and operates.
301	This can be important if you want your archives to follow a specific style,
302	and/or you need the option to be able to change how your archives function
303	over time.
304	</li>
305	<li>You have mailing lists that are behind a firewall. Therefore,
306	an Internet based service is not an option.
307	</li>
308	<li>You just need something for personal use.
309	</li>
310	</ul>
311
312	<p>Note, there is a nice Internet-based mailing list archive service
313	that is available at no charge, and it uses MHonArc and the
314	<a href="http://www.htdig.org">htDig</a> search engine. See
315	<a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/"
316	><http://www.mail-archive.com/></a> for more information.
317	</p>
318
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321	<table border=0>
322	<tr valign=top><td><img src="monicon.png" align="bottom" alt=""></td><td>
323	<h3><b><a name="studies">Are their "real-world" examples of MHonArc usage?</a></b></h3>
324	</td></tr></table>
325
326	<p>Take your pick:
327	</p>
328	<ul>
329	<li>WWW Mailing List Archives & References:<br>
330	<a href="http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/"
331	><http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/></a>
332	<li>The Mail Archive:<br>
333	<a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/"
334	><http://www.mail-archive.com/></a>
335	<li>Mallorn Archived Email Lists:<br>
336	<a href="http://www.mallorn.com/lists/"
337	><http://www.mallorn.com/lists/></a>
338	<li>Debian Mailing List Archives:<br>
339	<a href="http://lists.debian.org/"
340	><http://lists.debian.org/></a>
341	<li>FreeLists:<br>
342	<a href="http://www.freelists.org/"
343	><http://www.freelists.org/></a>
344	<li>Majordomo Users Mailing List Interface:<br>
345	<a href="http://www.hpc.uh.edu/majordomo-users"
346	><http://www.hpc.uh.edu/majordomo-users></a>
347	<li>Sourceware.cygnus.com Mailing Lists:<br>
348	<a href="http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/"
349	><http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ml/></a>
350	<li>Liblicense-L List Archives:<br>
351	<a href="http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/"
352	><http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/></a>
353	<li>FVWM Archives:<br>
354	<a href="http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/archive/"
355	><http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/archive/></a>
356	<li>Lists Archived at Kanga.Nu:<br>
357	<a href="http://www.kanga.nu/archives/"
358	><http://www.kanga.nu/archives/></a>
359	<li>Apsfilter Archives:<br>
360	<a href="http://www.apsfilter.org/Lists-Archives/"
361	><http://www.apsfilter.org/Lists-Archives/></a>
362	<li>Giant Java Tree Archives:<br>
363	<a href="http://www.git.org/servlets/MailingLists/ListOfLists.html"
364	><http://www.git.org/servlets/MailingLists/ListOfLists.html></a>
365	</ul>
366
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369	<table border=0>
370	<tr valign=top><td><img src="monicon.png" align="bottom" alt=""></td><td>
371	<h3><b><a name="whynonperl">Why are list archives about Perl-related topics not maintained with a Perl-based program, like MHonArc?</a></b></h3>
372	</td></tr></table>
373
374	<p>The answer is something I would like to know myself.
375	</p>
376
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379	<table border=0>
380	<tr valign=top><td><img src="monicon.png" align="bottom" alt=""></td><td>
381	<h3><b><a name="y2k">Is MHonArc Y2K (Year 2000) compliant?</a></b></h3>
382	</td></tr></table>
383
384	<p>There is no known Y2K issues with the current release of MHonArc.
385	Message dates are translated to Unix <b>time(2)</b> format which are
386	currently valid until 2038. If MHonArc is still in use by then,
387	I would be amazed.
388	</p>
389
390	<p>There has been no official Y2K certification of MHonArc. Since
391	MHonArc is free software, I see noone paying the money for certification.
392	Hence, do not go looking for someone to sue if something breaks.
393	</p>
394
395	<p>You may want to check
396	<a href="http://language.perl.com/news/y2k.html"
397	><http://language.perl.com/news/y2k.html></a> about Y2K
398	from a Perl point-of-view.
399	</p>
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