Dustin, you are correct. My apologies. Again, a web based forum would be interesting to try for brlugforsale.
John Hebert --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 04:02 PM 3/21/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >Then I would definitely use it if it were > implemented. > >A threaded discussion forum is a much better way to > >handle discussions than a mailing list. > > > >This would do a lot to alleviate the "noise to > signal" > >problem of brluglist. > > We were talking about brlugforsale, not brluglist. I > think a web-based > forum for a general lists is a bad idea. Too > cumbersome. Just my opinion of > course. > > Regards, Dustin > > > >John Hebert > > > >--- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Sure, all postnuke requires is php+mysql > > > > > > -Tim > > > > > > > > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > > > > > At 10:39 AM 3/21/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > > > >> Wiki or PostNuke style forums could probably > > > serve the purpose > > > >> well... I'd volunteer the space to do it all, > but > > > at this point I > > > >> can't guarantee uptime. I can volunteer time, > > > though. If someone has > > > >> the space, I'd gladly set up a mail/mailing > > > list/web server for the > > > >> group. > > > >> > > > >> I wonder.. with all of the DSL/Cable users > here, > > > could BRLUG do some > > > >> sort of distributed (via round-robin dns with > low > > > ttl) web host? And > > > >> do periodic rsyncs of the content? > > > > > > > > > > > > We can run PHP and CGI on brlug.net already. > Can > > > this be done on the > > > > current server? > > > > > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -Tim > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> John Hebert wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Sure, that could be better, but it would > require > > > more > > > >>> work. Whereas Yahoo! Groups has a pretty > decent > > > setup > > > >>> for looking through mail archives. If I > didn't > > > make it > > > >>> clear, brlugforsale would be setup on Yahoo! > > > Groups > > > >>> initially, but if it were moved to something > on > > > >>> brlug.net, I would hope Dustin will preserve > > > some of > > > >>> the needed fuctionality. > > > >>> > > > >>> Using Yahoo! Groups is kinda cheating: we > should > > > take > > > >>> all of our big brains and free software and > put > > > up a > > > >>> web server, wiki server, mail server, etc. > on > > > our own > > > >>> boxen at home (and if you don't know it > already, > > > >>> Dustin is shelling $ out of his own pocket > for > > > >>> www.brlug.net). BUT, that would require > somebody > > > to > > > >>> make that effort. Anyone who wants to do so, > > > feel > > > >>> free. Believe me Tim, I don't mean to insult > you > > > when > > > >>> I ask this, but are you volunteering when > you > > > suggest > > > >>> this? :) > > > >>> > > > >>> Ideas are great, really, I'm all about > ideas. I > > > get a > > > >>> huge rush out of brainstorming. But putting > > > ideas into > > > >>> action is something different, as I'm > learning > > > through > > > >>> experience. > > > >>> > > > >>> John Hebert > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> --- Tim Fournet > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> Wouldn't that be a better function for a > web > > > page? > > > >>>> Mailing list messages aren't very > persistent, > > > and someone may decide 5 > > > >>>> days after a post that they want an item. A > web > > > page would > > > >>>> eliminate the > > > >>>> need to go rifling through old messages or > > > asking for a re-post. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> -Tim > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Banker, Craig wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> You could put the 'invitation' in the > trailer > > > that > > > >>>> > > > >>>> appears in messages in > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> this list... sort of inviting anyone on > this > > > >>>> > > > >>>> list... > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>>>> From: John Hebert > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:51 AM > > > >>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>>> Subject: create brlugforsale? was Re: > > > [brluglist] > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Additions to sale > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> There's been a proposal for the creation > of a > > > new > > > >>>>> mailing list: brlugforsale. I'd join it, > cause > > > I > > > >>>> > > > >>>> got a > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> lot of junk I'd like to send to a good > home. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Who else would join it? I figure it we > could > > > get 10 > > > >>>>> people to join, it would be worth the > effort. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Also, what kind of guidelines should we > have? > > > I > > > >>>>> suggest only BRLUG member user > > > hardware/software > > > >>>> > > > >>>> kinds > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> of posts and questions. I really don't > wanna > > > see > > > >>>> > > > >>>> MAKE > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> $$$ FAST AT HOME type stuff on it, so I > guess > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. 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