>-----Original Message----- >From: Sebastien Arbogast [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 23:16 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Community health
>Personally I think of mailing lists as really old-fashioned ways of >communicate, all the more so as they are more and more often >"attacked" by spam filters and as there is no way to moderate them and >assess contributors' participation. That's why I don't really >understand the reason why so many Open Source projects continue to use >them instead of forums. It's so easy to use, so much easier to >moderate and there are very few technical problems like spam blocking. Mailing lists may be old-fashioned but they are still the best instrument for neartime discussion between busy people. Personally I cannot imagine to browse a forum more often than maybe twice a week whilst my email inbox is open continously. Cheers, Alfred. This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender urgently and then immediately delete the message and any copies of it from your system. Please also immediately destroy any hardcopies of the message. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. The sender's company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised to state them to be the views of the sender's company.
