I think this would be a tremendously helpful plugin, as in most online communities it's very hard to get everyone using the same client app. Some like mail client and some like web client.
(As an example: I'm overseas on a dialup right now, and haven't been to a forum in 10 days, but emailing like crazy, so the GL-users list is my only contact point right now.) : Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:49:46 -0600 (CST) : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Has anyone seen the "newssync" plugin for phpBB? This is how I currently : sync my mailing lists with phpBB forums (as well as my favorite : newsgroups). Mailman has the functionality to sync with newsgroups and I I've written up some very light specs, perhaps you can help me flesh it out and we'll start doing some development on it. GOALS: Provide GL admins an interface to manage mailing list and usenet newsgroups, and mirror content into selected forums. - Mailing List Manager / Archiver Provide interface for managing mailing lists for GL members This already exists as a plug-ing (not sure how well developed) and should be integrated into Mailing List Mirror below - Mailing List Mirror Capture and mirror mail from any GL mailing list or any POP mail account into one specific Geeklog forum Allow for bi-directional option to send forum content back to POP mail account - Newsgroup Mirror Capture and archive newsgroup content from any newsgroup 1) START HERE: Look at this code, and COMPARE to 2) to determine how to get best result From: Tony Bibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://cvs.geeklog.net/chora/cvs.php/email_connector Read this first: http://cvs.geeklog.net/chora/co.php/email_connector/INSTALL 2) phpBB FUNCTIONAL CODE Look at and open the "newssync" plugin for phpBB - this can sync mailings lists and newsgroups to forums Determine if can easily add newsgroup functionality to #1 in GL Allow for interface to add, edit, delete newsgroups based on phpBB functionality 3) BUILD AS A PLUGIN Follow GL plugin architecture 4) Integrate with Geeklog Mailing List Feature See here for Geeklog mailing list feature I see no presentation layer, or a way to list / search email archives http://gplugs.sourceforge.net/index.php?topic=Plugins_Mailing&menu=Plugins_M ailing If Mailing list is mirrored into a forum, is the forum the only method for searching the 'web mailing list archive' ? Or should there be a separate mailing list archive with mail only in it, not commingled with forum content. (If end-user wants to find info, who cares if there is more content from Forum entries, it's a value add, no?) 5) GL GROUP-BASED SECURITY Ensure ath that Mailing Lists and NewGroup mirrors have: Admin section to allow list, add, edit, delete, assing Groups Permissions similar to the NEWS RSS Feeds interface Member Section to allow subscribe, unsubscrive for mail client, newsgroup client, only display based on security context - what user belongs to Member search interface, only disply results based on security context - what user belongs to REQUIREMENTS Email archive in forums Should support mail attachments and make them visible/downloadable from archive Security context applies to all list, detail, search results views for Admins, Group members, Members, Public users Mail list admin - Trap for duplicate entries Mail List admin - Trap for digests subscriptions and issue warning on convoluted content displays in forumss Presentation Layer - If GL forum mirror of mail / newsgroup content is not a viable presentation method, see http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist/ for fairly fleshed out example
