[RFC] Git mailing list filters

[lucasoshiro]

Hello!

I was discussing with @chriscool about adding instructions to git.github.io about filtering messages from the Git mailing lists. I don't know exactly which would be the best page to place them (perhaps Hacking Git? or a new page dedicated to dealing with communication?).

This work for me (please note that I use GMail and I'm following its searching syntax):

Type	Folder	Mark as read	Search string
Messages including me	Inbox	No	(default behavior)
Patch	Git/Patches	Yes	from:(-<my address>) subject:PATCH (list:git@vger.kernel.org AND -to:<my address>)
What's cooking	Git/What's cooking	No	from:(-<my address>) subject:(What's cooking in git.git) (list:git@vger.kernel.org AND to:-<my address>)
Rev News	Git/Rev News	No	from:(-<my address>) subject:("[ANNOUNCE] Git Rev News") (list:git@vger.kernel.org AND to:-<my address>)
Other	Git/Discussion	No	from:(-<my address>) subject:(-PATCH -"What's cooking" -"[ANNOUNCE] Git Rev News") (list:git@vger.kernel.org AND to:-<my address>)

I would like to hear you if you have any comments on these filters. I want do to something for filtering Git releases but GMail's syntax isn't powerful enough to do that (unless if I do some tricks checking the messages bodies, which is a fragile assumption).

Thanks!

[chriscool]

I agree that such filters are valuable, but Hacking Git should have only links in my opinion. So I think a new page is better, and then we would link to that page from the Hacking Git page. I think you can call the new page "Email Filters" or something like that. Thanks!