Graziano wrote: > IMHO think you should choose between mailing list and forum .Otherwise , > big confusion .
Give the choice I prefer a forum personally, information is easier to organize and searching is usually more robust. Not to mention i don't have to deal with annoying blacklists or email server hickups. However the downside is i have to go to the forum to see messages, they don't come to me (though these ones have RSS feeds for new posts, if you use that). But mail lists have their uses, long threads are easier to manage to a certain extent, and usually communication is a bit faster. If i were starting from scratch i would choose a forum, i think that would hit the least common denominator for what most users are comfortable with, however I'm working with what we already have. Since the various cPanel integration products came out the forums have seen increasing activity and have started to show their limitation, sticky topics, moderation, better search, all things the old forums do not have and the new ones do. (have you ever tried to use the sf.net search? it's a bit odd to say the least.) Many of the users on the sf.net forums will probably not use a mail list either, it's just not as accessible for them, this is especially true if it's just one-off question and they have no reason to stick around, forums are easier for people to ask a quick question and get an answer. I do agree that choosing only one would be easier but thats not an option at the moment. Kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
