I prefer the list as it is. Text based, not GUI'd to death Faster is a relative term. A horse can get you there faster than a car.......
On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 06:03:43PM -0400, costas wrote: > I think back in the startup days mailing lists did the job but, given the advances > that have been made to bbs software it would beehove using them. > > Here is some issues with emails that bbs software solve. > > 0) You need email software. Why clutter everyones email boxes with thousands of > messages. > 1) Not everyone uses outlook or email clients. (I use web based email exclusively) > 2) Since I don't have all of the messages from day one, I have to download all the > files and keep them somewhere where I can remember. Any of my associates have to do > the same. > 3) Its hard to search for something unless I download the archives and search a > humoungs files and then open them. > 4) I prefer forums like the phpBB. They have so many cool things that can be setup > for users. Easy to organize, easy to find things, give incentives and recognition to > users. Add links to all the websites. > > I guess in the end its the advantage of an automobile over a horse buggy. They both > do the same thing. Just one is faster and has more features than the other. > > Costas > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Paul Crick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 14:32:03 -0700 > > >> I am sure this has been asked before, but why not use > >> Google newsgroup or at least some forum BBS software > >> instead of this cumbersome mailing list process? > >Someone's wanting to get flamed today eh? ;-) > > > >I'm a big fan of bulletin board type systems and have used phpBB quite a bit > >(www.phpbb.com) - it's great because it has a "show me all new messages > >since I last logged in" feature and allows for multiple forums/topics etc. > >You can get it to email you if someone replies to a thread that you've > >marked/are "watching". > > > >That said, I like the Asterisk mailing lists too - they end up in different > >folders in my Outlook, I can follow threads etc, it works well too. > > > >Six of one, half a dozen of the other I guess - everyone has their personal > >preferences. As for "cumbersome" - hmm, that's the word that'll maybe rock > >the boat on the list. What's the problem with a mailing list? So long as > >people can handle the basics of reply quoting etiquette and keep away from > >HTML formatting, there should be few problems? I guess the only thing is the > >search capabilities but then you can do that through Google or another > >archive indexer - it's just maybe not that obvious/clear how to do it.. > > > >For list reference/archiving, go to www.google.com, in the search keywords > >box type "site:lists.digium.com" followed by the keywords you want to > >search. > > > >Anyone else got thoughts/evidence on email versus BBS type working? > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Asterisk-Users mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > -- > Costas Menico > Meezon Software Corp > 201-224-8111 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
