> > On 28.07.09 09:19, Curtis LaMasters wrote: > >> I could understand if you saved every email from the start of the > >> mailing list as an archive but I would say many of us are "new" to the > >> list and need support. Therefore we have to rely on search engines to > >> deliver the content we need. I can't tell you how frustrating it is > >> to have to click on each email in a thread to read its content. In a > >> forum, you have a very simple structure and if followed insures that > >> relevant information is presented in an intuitive manner. On a side > >> note, if the forum were to have a (SOLUTION) for each topic, that > >> would be a huge bonus.
> 2009/7/28 Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uh...@fantomas.sk>: > > You can build forum-like access to mailing list archive if you want. IF > > you want, you can have everything on one page. The fact that nobody has > > built it does not mean that mailing lists are bad or forums are good. On 28.07.09 16:01, Lesley Binks wrote: > I use a google mail account. > That threads messages well and I manage 'folders' on it via labels. > I am subscribed to a lot of lists - this, exim-users and some debian > ones many of which are quite busy. > I am happy to use google's storage facilities for most of this traffic > so I don't have to pay the bandwidth elsewhere. > Other than this list, I'd probably prefer a wiki with lots of how-tos > and the FAQ(s) rather than a forum. and this is how SA works. We have mailing list for discussing problems and helping each other with them. Then there's wiki where we (can) put the results... -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton
