On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:21:59 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in
message  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> I think a forum is a great idea.  The biggest advantage I see over
> most  mailing lists is that a forum is searchable.  I see too many
> F/OSS projects with mailing lists that aren't searchable.  Having a
> searchable forum/list really cuts down on duplicate questions. 

..huh?  Any modern email client can do backtraffic searches.

> Having said that, I really like phpBB for forum software.  It's
> actively developed, has a lot of mods, and has an active community. 
> It can also use PostgreSQL, so you won't have to use MySQL.
> 
> Another feature I really like is a mod for phpBB called "Mail 2 Forum"
>  or m2f. It allows people to post and see responses to a forum using 
> e-mail.  It's a nice feature if you have some people who want a forum
> and some who want a mailing list.  I've used this mod in the past and
> it's pretty neat.
> 

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.



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