I haven’t realize before.. there is some resource have been dedicated to archive all the internet content.
such as :

www.archive.org

www.mail-archive.com

archiver.rootsweb.com/

www.time.com/time/archive

www.artchive.com/


www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/

Further more.. google also been doing archiving.. haha..
so whenever you post something on the mailing list.. it will be there forever..
haha..
I think that should remind us not to post something that we will regret later..
aiyoo.. that serious hah ?
yes.. it is true..

and ArcGIS is something else..

ArcGIS (Arc gee-eye-ESS) is the name of a group of geographic information system software product lines produced by ESRI. At the desktop GIS level, ArcGIS can include: ArcReader, which allows one to view and query maps created with the other Arc products; ArcView, which allows one to view spatial data, create maps, and perform basic spatial analysis; ArcEditor which includes all the functionality of ArcView, includes more advanced tools for manipulation of shapefiles and geodatabases; or ArcInfo the most advanced version of ArcGIS, which includes added capabilities for data manipulation, editing, and analysis. There are also server-based ArcGIS products, as well as ArcGIS products for PDAs. Extensions can be purchased separately to increase the functionality of ArcGIS.

more detail at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcGIS

http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8330