Brad Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've figured that out, and I can certainly see why it makes sense >> when the list administrator is not directly on the machine that >> hosts mailman, but it seems like it would be useful to have an >> alternative of running a python GUI that does the same thing >> without having to run the web server when the use for it is so >> limited. Just a suggested item for the to-do list. > > I don't understand how you could possibly accomplish this. Are > you proposing that the Python developers create an entire new > Graphical User Interface, to compete with X11R6/Gnome/KDE and the > like, and then somehow serve this remotely via the Internet?!?
I'm going to come at his question from the 'other side'... Having "grown up" in a Listserv (lsoft) environment since the mid 80's, I *like* being able to configure my server by use of .config files (ie. text editing) and create/maintain lists via email. After all, it seems ALOT harder to use 20 different webpage forms than it is to type in: Put Listname List PW=listpw Listdescription line Subscription= Owner Send= Public Reply-To= Sender Review= Private Confidential= Yes Service= * Editor-Header= No Notify= Yes Subject-Tag= MyList Default-Options= Subj Topics= JHG,JHB,HSG,HSB Default-Topics= Other Notebook = Yes,/archives/listname,Monthly,Private Digest = Yes,Same,Daily,,10000 Owner= [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris Barnes Owner= Quiet: Owner= Owner(otherList) Editor= [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris Barnes Editor= (otherList) and email it to the server. Please don't mistake what I'm saying here. I like MailMan and it has some nice features that Listserv doesn't have (the newsgroup mirroring for example is great). And of course the fact it's free whereas Listserv is &$#$@ expensive is a HUGE bonus. But there is alot to be said for simplicity. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
