On 2 May 2014 at 7:26, Peri Hartman wrote: > What might work is a blend of the two [email discussion list and > webforum). I've seen various forums that try to do this.
That's what EVDL has tried to do with the Nabble front end. I was looking for a new archive just as Nabble was getting started. Since one of the recurring themes here for at least a decade has been "why don't you convert to a webforum - that's the modern way," having an archive that also could be a "front end" to make the EVDL look like a webforum seemed like a good idea. So even though they were untested, I took a chance with them. (Not really much of a chance, since I don't pay anything for the account.) Nabble's a bit clunky, and you still have to have an EVDL account (though Nabble makes the signup process a little easier, IMO). It also requires javascript and third-party browser cookies, and has ads, none of which I'm happy about. But some folks use it as their exclusive connection to the EVDL and seem to find it OK. > I'm wondering if, for example, Word Press can be configured to put the > poster in the subject line. I think it meets all the other > requirements, although it has some annoying "features" too. I use WP as a CMS for one "newsy" website that I run. It does OK, though I find I often have to write bare markup anyway, to make the pages look the way I want them to. OTOH, I'm not sure I see how blogging software would make a particularly good webforum. Maybe I'm missing something. >From what I've seen, there are plenty of good webforum managers, many FOSS. If we really wanted to go that way, we'd have lots of choices that were actually intended for the purpose. But I don't see that happening. > For that matter, can EVDL be modified to do so? Maybe that would solve > the spam filter problem. I wish. Regrettably, as it's set up now, I don't have access to the server source or raw configuration files. To get there I'd have to pay for dedicated or semi-dedicated hosting, and that's WAY out of the budget. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
