Okay, well, I just thought I'd ask! There does appear to be a strong
consensus for the current system... :)
I send a message a bit earlier saying something to the same effect,
but my email reported the wrong sender address and the list wouldn't
allow it to go through automatically. I'm not sure if the
administrator checks those and sends them through or not...
Robert Swier
Toronto
On 8/31/06, khen lim <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Well....that's pretty short and sweet. And straightforward!.... :)
> Long time no see, keith!
>
> K.
>
> On 01/09/06, keith_w <keith_w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Robert Swier wrote:
> > > I've thought of suggesting this a bunch of times, but the burst of
> > > recent activity and the comments about the sheer number of emails have
> > > prompted me to go ahead and make the suggestion:
> > >
> > > Should this list be a bulletin board?
> >
> > NO.
> >
> > keith whaley
> >
> > > That is, rather than an email
> > > list, should it be a forum run on a website? This would provide a
> > > single location online for posting and reading messages. In general, I
> > > think most people would find this preferable to using email: messages
> > > would not be lost or slow to post, and good bulletin board software
> > > makes dealing with large volumes of messages much easier than most
> > > email programs.
> > >
> > > I think http://www.vbulletin.com/ is probably the current leader in
> > > bulletin board software. An example of their software in use can be
> > > found at: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/.
> > >
> > > It would cost a little money for a domain name and web hosting, and
> > > the software would cost about $160 or so.
> > >
> > > I am certainly willing to help put up a bit of money to help this
> > > happen and pay for the small ongoing costs. There would be a bit of
> > > work to get the site up and running, though I imagine it would not be
> > > too difficult for someone who has done it before. (Which I personally
> > > have not...)
> > >
> > > What do folks think of this?
> > >
> > > Robert Swier
> > > Toronto
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