On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 12:11 PM Eliot Moss wrote: > On 4/20/2020 1:41 PM, Bill Stewart wrote: > > > This exact problem is one of the main reasons why many organizations > > prefer a web-based forum rather than a mailing list. (NNTP is a > > possibility, but many [most?] organizations block NNTP access for > > content management and security reasons.) One of the other main > > reasons a web-based forum is preferable is that participants don't > > have to store/delete irrelevant messages. > > Definitely not intending to start a controversy, but maybe cygwin > could switch to a bug tracker sort of system for dealing with issues > and questions ...
My intent wasn't to start a controversy either...just pointing out some limitations of mailing lists. The aforementioned points are the main reasons why I agree with you that a web-based solution would be better for questions and support. Bill -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
