On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:21:50 +0000, Jean-Denis MUYS <jdm...@kleegroup.com> wrote:
>On 18 oct. 2011, at 11:47, Frank Missel wrote: > >> I see several advantages to having a forum: >> >> 1. Several subject forums as mentioned >> > Mail can have as many subjects as desired > >> 2. Better view of threads with several levels being immediately displayed >> > > My mail client threads far better than most forums (fora?) > >> 3. Preview of entries and editing of them even after they are posted (by >> the author) > > Which can be seen as a liability > >> 4. Formatted rather than plain text > > Which mail is capable of > >> 5. No need for e-mail-addresses to be exposed > > Couldn't a mailing list hide email addresses too? > > On the other hand, I find mailing lists much better: > I can read them off line, I can also answer them > off line (my client will send my answers as soon > as it gets online), I can archive any and/or all > posts that I find valuable… > > In fact, when fora (forums?) propose a mailing list > interface (i.e. google groups), I prefer subscribing > to them as a mailing list. +1 -- ( Kees Nuyt ) c[_] _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
