On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Jamie Holly <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah I got an email from a GDO group yesterday for a message that was posted > 4 days earlier. > > But what would be really cool, though require some custom module work, is a > way to make G.D.O operate more like Google Groups. People could choose to > use the web site and/or email - ala listserv style. Of course that would > require pumping emails through a script handler, which can be done in PHP. > It would also be a rather sweet contrib module to allow other sites to do a > similar type system.
Great idea! We started in 2005 an released it in 2006. http://drupal.org/project/og2list Everybody wants it but nobody wants to fund it. Kieran > > Jamie Holly > http://www.intoxination.net http://www.hollyit.net > > > > Earl Miles wrote: >> >> Until g.d.o gets actually useful email notifications, I am against this. >> >> Right now, g.d.o is useless to me, because the notifications system has >> regressed. >> >> (All we really need is good titling and threaded support, for my purposes. >> it doesn't need to *respond* to email, I'm perfectly ok with clicking a link >> to reply). >> >> Shai Gluskin wrote: >> > I'm pulling this out as a separate thread... >> > > Jenniver wrote, >> > > Shai Gluskin wrote: >> > > 3. *Move dev list to g.d.o.* [...] >> > > > I can sympathize with your desire to have a more searchable output >> > > > for > this list, on-line forums such as g.d.o are a huge barrier to > >> > > > participation compared to email lists. >> > > So if this list is moved to g.d.o and we want it to still be a useful >> > > > list with immediate feedback and lots of participants, we would also > >> > > need to provide a way for people to participate fully via email (i.e. > >> > > make >> > > it so it looks and acts just like an email list). In which case, > the >> > > threads will look/act/search like email, and I don't think we will > have >> > > solved anything. >> > > --Jennifer >> > > My issue with the search results at > >> > > http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development is not the formatting; > >> > > it's >> > > the content. Searching on terms like "module development" the top > >> > > results >> > > are from March. I mean, there really is something wrong. >> > > Given the delays in upgrading to the new d.o. design, I'm not sure >> > > where > things stand. But I know there were definitely discussions about >> > > > >> > > tweaking the notifications system and also adding Mail Comment (formerly >> > > > >> > > Mail2Web): http://drupal.org/node/634074. Mail Comment would allow for > >> > > replicating list serve functionality for folks who don't want to go to > >> > > g.d.o. And again... I don't care about the formatting; I want the > >> > > transparency, the integration with d.o. web sites, it running on Drupal, >> > > > >> > > and also the much more personal and community feel you get at g.d.o with >> > > > >> > > user pics/profiles etc. With Mail Comment we can have the push of the > >> > > list >> > > serve but the better functionality of g.d.o. >> > > Shai >> >> >> >
