# \[ANN\] DevLists :: Mailing lists made easy **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-devlists-mailing-lists-made-easy/52820 "2006-01-19T14:53:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-devlists-mailing-lists-made-easy/52820/1 "2006-01-19T14:53:16Z")
I have tried various mail clients to read the Rails mailing list for the past 12 months. As the list volume grew, it became utterly impossible to browse through the new messages and very hard to locate the useful gems I had previously found. After subscribing to a few more lists, I realized that there had to be a better way. I could not find anything to meet my needs, so I designed DevLists, which, thanks to rails, was easier done than said. [http://DevLists.com](http://DevLists.com) aims to make managing your mailing lists as simple as possible by providing one simple, clean interface for reading your favorite mailing lists and posting responses. DevLists is packed full of features to make it possible to keep up-to-date on multiple mailing lists, including: - Ability to mark favorites by flagging interesting messages, threads, and posters - Easily track new/unread messages for each subscribed list - Fully functional keyboard navigation - Full support for folding quotes within messages - All messages are persisted for easy reference and searching. All this and it is just v1.0! Take some time to watch the movie and decide for yourself. Then be sure to let me know what you think! Cheers! Dave T. Co-author of [http://devlists.com](http://devlists.com) ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-devlists-mailing-lists-made-easy/52820/2 "2006-01-19T15:05:23Z")
On 19.1.2006, at 15.13, Dave T. wrote: > I have tried various mail clients to read the Rails mailing list > for the > past 12 months. As the list volume grew, it became utterly > impossible to > browse through the new messages and very hard to locate the useful > gems > I had previously found. After subscribing to a few more lists, I > realized that there had to be a better way. I could not find anything > to meet my needs, so I designed DevLists, which, thanks to rails, was > easier done than said. Kudos, Dave. From a quick look that looks really promising. //jarkko – Jarkko L. > **[jlaine.net](https://jlaine.net/)** > > Your freedom to carry a gun messes with my freedom to walk around without fear. Your freedom to “stand your ground” with force is at odds with my … [http://odesign.fi](http://odesign.fi) ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-devlists-mailing-lists-made-easy/52820/3 "2006-01-19T15:11:25Z")
Oops, mail configuration problem. 🙂 > > Subject: Are you planning Subversion, SVK, and Perl (including > > DBI) lists > Hi. This is the qmail-send program at [devlists.com](http://devlists.com). > I’m afraid I wasn’t able to deliver your message to the following > addresses. > This is a permanent error; I’ve given up. Sorry it didn’t work out. > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1) – – Tom M. ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-devlists-mailing-lists-made-easy/52820/4 "2006-01-19T15:56:37Z")
Thanks! It is now fixed. On Thursday, January 19, 2006, at 8:34 AM, Tom M. wrote: > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > impossible to > > browse through the new messages and very hard to locate the useful \> gems > > I had previously found. After subscribing to a few more lists, I > > realized that there had to be a better way. I could not find anything > > to meet my needs, so I designed DevLists, which, thanks to rails, was > > easier done than said. > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) Best Regards, Roustem. ---
**Author:** ![dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@dirtytree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dirtytree)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-devlists-mailing-lists-made-easy/52820/5 "2006-01-19T21:28:48Z")
On Jan 19, 2006, at 5:13 AM, Dave T. wrote: > - Fully functional keyboard navigation > - Full support for folding quotes within messages > - All messages are persisted for easy reference and searching. > > All this and it is just v1.0! Take some time to watch the movie and > decide for yourself. Then be sure to let me know what you think! > > Cheers! > Dave T. > Co-author of [http://devlists.com](http://devlists.com) Dave- ``` Wow, pretty cool. I definitely think this looks really promising. ``` Great job! Cheers- -Ezra Z. Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster [http://yakimaherald.com](http://yakimaherald.com) 509-577-7732 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid