On 4 January 2011 17:11, Rich Mellor <r...@rwapservices.co.uk> wrote:
> On 04/01/2011 15:55, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > >> It would also be an ideal topic to launch the QL Forum (www.qlforum.co.uk) >>>> - I wonder if there is a way of sharing the discussion on both the forum >>>> and >>>> the ql mailing list, so that all the QL users are involved? (Darren...... >>>> do >>>> you know - maybe add an rss feed from the forums to this mailing list - I >>>> would rather use the forums, as it is easier to follow threads and go back >>>> to them months down the line). >>>> >>> Well, the QL Forum is an 'active' system where you have to actively log >> in etc to participate. >> >> The ql-users list is 'passive' in the sense that you can just sit back and >> wait for messages to appear, rather than actively have to visit a website to >> read or login. Probably because of that it is the only major QL list to have >> survived the years. >> >> Which is why I expect (I hope I will be proved wrong) the QL Forum will >> have only limited success like previous forums (fora?) >> >> Some form of RSS feed or such things can notify you when there are new >> messages on QL Forum I guess would improve the chances of success. Maybe >> Bruce and Pete&Rob can cooperate on these things? >> >> Dilwyn Jones >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> >> >> People can of course also subscribe to a topic (or even sub-forum) within > the QL Forum, and then receive an email when a reply is added - you can also > add the RSS feed if you like following RSS feeds - simply use Firefox and > the RSS feed button appears in the address bar to click on !! > > > -- > Rich Mellor > RWAP Services > I am looking into some mods for the forum to allow subscribing to the entire board via Email. Hopefully we can share information between the mailing list and the forum. (And vice-versa!) Cheers, Rob. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
