Best of both worlds (mailing list vs. forums), how bout' a port of the mailing list to an NNTP format? GMANE.org does it with many mailing lists.
Dan Foxley PDV 9645 Scranton Rd. STE 205B San Diego, CA 92121 858-642-2900 x. 2904 F: 858-642-7449 M: 858-518-9735 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 June, 2004 4:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > Have both I say. Not every new WUG user or admin will want to > be on the list. Plus sets up a categorizable knowledge base > for commonly answered questions. You could probably embed the > mailing list archives in a section of the forum so they can > be searchable by the better search features of the majority > of the forum software out there nowadays. > > Bryan > > [Message delivered by NotifyLink] > > ----------Original Message---------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu, June 10, 2004 4:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > Good idea. > > A forum can be better managed. It is easy to search & you do > not have to keep a folder with 10,000 emails in it. On top of > that you would not have to read the out of office replies > > > Chris Bell > > Network Monitoring Supervisor > > > > > > > "Les Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 10/06/2004 08:57 > Please respond to WhatsUp_Forum > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > HI, > I like the mail model > RGDS > > From: Van K. Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 June 2004 06:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > Has Ipswitch ever considered going to a forum based support > model instead of a mailing list based model? A lot of good > information passes through the list, but I am inundated with > mail every day and am constantly having to delete mail to > stay within my quota at work and I deal with support of many > companies just like the rest of you. I prefer to participate > in forums where I can go to the messages, follow threads, > search for solutions, etc. I may be the lone ranger here, > but I was curious about how others on the list feel about this. > > Thanks > > Information contained in this e-mail is intended for the use > of the person > to whom it was addressed. If you are not the addressee, you > may not copy, > forward, disclose or deliver this message or any part of it to anyone > else. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to > the sender of > this message, and delete the mail. > Any views expressed in this message are those of the > individual sender, > except where the sender specifically states them to be those of The > Foschini Group of Companies, to whom no liability shall > attach whatsoever. > The Foschini Group disclaims all liability for any loss, > damage or expense > however caused, arising from the use of or reliance upon the > information > provided through this service. > Any recipient of an unacceptable communication, a chain letter or > offensive material of any nature is requested to report this to email > address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Information contained in this e-mail is intended for the use > of the person > to whom it was addressed. If you are not the addressee, you > may not copy, > forward, disclose or deliver this message or any part of it to anyone > else. > If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to the > sender of this > message, and delete the mail. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the > individual sender, > except where the sender specifically states them to be those of The > Foschini Group of Companies, to whom no liability shall > attach whatsoever. > > The Foschini Group disclaim all liability for any loss, > damage or expense > however caused, arising from the use of or reliance upon the > information > provided through this service. > > Any recipient of an unacceptable communication, a chain letter or > offensive material of any nature is requested to report this to email > address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <<>> > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
