We have the same problems. If they can't handle setting up email rules, etc, then they certainly aren't going to be able to handle setting up a newsreader.
Most of those who complain about the emails are happy to read messages via an archive. The problems start when they want to reply to a message. A fully integrated web forum would solve the problem. Yahoo groups can be accessed via the web or by email, but had other problems I can't remember. Peter Shute > -----Original Message----- > From: Mailman-Users > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Joe > Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2014 12:51 AM > To: [email protected] Users > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Newsreader access. > > Edgar, > > I am looking for a webforum as a second alternative to > access. I have found (much to my surprise) that a large > majority of users have trouble with even the simplest aspects > of e-mail use despite the fact that e-mail is easy to use and > technology that has been around now for several decades. I > have instructed users to create subfolders in the mail > clients and use filters to redirect mail from our mailing > lists to these folders. They can't seem to do it and many > complaint that e-mail from the mailing lists clutter their > inboxes. I have also suggested that they create a second > e-mail account to be used with our mailing lists but many > find it either difficult or don't have the time to do it. > > With this in mind I would like to create another method of > access in addition to e-mail so that users have an option. I > personally find e-mail one of the easiest and simplest > technologies to use but I would like to accommodate those > that feel differently. > > I have found a few Wordpress plug-ins for Mailman but the > ones I have found are just for subscription. I would like to > find a plug-in that would duplicate the content of the > mailing lists to a web forum on the Wordpress sites so users > would have the option to use it in place of e-mail. > > Thank you, > > Joe. > > > On April 28, 2014, at 4:34 AM, E Kogler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What you are looking for sounds like a Web forum. > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Von: Joe <[email protected]> > > An: "[email protected] Users" <[email protected]> > > Gesendet: 9:30 Montag, 28.April 2014 > > Betreff: Re: [Mailman-Users] Newsreader access. > > > > > > Hi, Mark. > > > > I have thought about an alternative solution that might be > simpler and more efficient (if available) than using a news > server and newsgroups. > > > > Are you aware of any Wordpress plug-in that would integrate > with Mailman ? In other words, Mailman messages would be > exchanged between Mailman and the Wordpress website with the > aid of this plug-in so that members would have the option to > read and post messages to one or more of their groups using > this website instead of e-mail ? > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Joe. > > > > > > > > On April 27, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Mark Sapiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 04/27/2014 03:15 PM, Joe wrote: > >>> Mark, > >>> > >>> Since you said that newsgroups would allow non-members to > post to the lists I have to assume that these newsgroups are > open to the general public. Is this the case ? > >> > >> > >> Some are, some aren't. > >> > >> > >>> Some of my lists need to be kept private and can't be > opened to the public (due to privacy and confidentiality > laws). Is there a way to run newsgroups while maintaining > them private and not visible to the general public ? > >> > >> > >> See, e.g., RFC 4643 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4643>. > >> > >> -- > >> Mark Sapiro <[email protected]> The highway is for gamblers, > >> San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your > sense - B. 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