On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 3:09 AM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > On 6 October 2013 01:25, Ricardo Berlasso <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 2013/10/2 janI <j...@apache.org> >> >> > On 2 October 2013 22:18, Ricardo Berlasso <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > New forum users with registration problems do not have an easy way to >> > > communicate their problems to the board. In the past there was an email >> > > address that sent an automated message to a particular forum thread on >> > the >> > > private forum area. This system is not working since the move to >> Apache. >> > > Until the automated reply is re-activated, a simple mail box for each >> NL >> > > forum, accessible to forum admins and moderators will be more than >> > enough, >> > > something like forum-admin-<locale>@aoo. >> > > >> > >> > the automated message looks to be a simple configuration in php2bb, at >> > least as far as I can see. This could be a good challenge for new admins >> > (working in line with the proposal dave works on). >> > >> >> >> Thanks, Ian, >> > np (its Jan) > >> >> But even if simple, we need first an email address for each forum so users >> can send a message. If there is an automated response then better, but >> right now there is no way for a new user to "call for help". >> > > I can understand that, and agree its a good idea. I simply wanted to make > you aware that you might need a appl. admin to change the configuration. > The admin situation is up for discussion (headed by another pmc member), > and have been discussed quite a lot, but no decision has been made. The way > I worked and suggested to work in future seems to be too restrictive for > some people, as a consequence the applications on our servers are currently > not being maintained, apart for security. > > As we both know, there is work in progress to start a admin ML, which would > fit this purpose very well (headed by another pmc member), however after > the initial discussion, is seems nothing happens (at least no jira has been > created). I would not recommend a ML for each forum, the overhead > (moderators etc) are too big, instead have the mailer put the forum name in > the header. >
So is there a reason why the admin mailing list could not be used for this? I assume the traffic level would be low enough that it would not be necessary to have N mailing lists for N forums. So using a single ML point of contact for admin questions could make sense here. The other alternative is an email alias. So no mailing list but just forwarding of emails to a group. > Sadly enough we have many good initatives like it, that are thoroughly > discussed and then left to a slow death when it comes to the actual work. > Sorry about that. We had that little thing called a release that distracted me for a little while. Regards, -Rob > Let me know if I can of further help. > > rgds > jan I. > > > >> >> The only alternative forums have now (and as a matter of fact, it is being >> considered) is to open a mail box on a free mail server and to share the >> log-in information between moderators and admins, promoting that address on >> the forum itself. But that's a really suboptimal "solution": writing to a >> yahoo or gmail address to communicate to the "official community forum of >> Apache OpenOffice project" will not be right, I think: something more >> "official" will be far better. >> >> Regards, >> Ricardo >> >> >> >> >> > >> > rgds >> > jan i. >> > >> > >> > > >> > > Thoughts? >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > Ricardo >> > > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
