For those interested in trying out the newsgroup format, register at
eGroups.com for access to the palm-dev-forum as news threads on the web.
It's nice for sifting through the archives, as someone pointed out to me
previously.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Fedor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 02:54 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Newsgroups instead of Forum lists?
>
>
> >Many software vendors now have a more modern
> >approach to forum discussions than using distribution lists.
>
> There are three common methods to do forums like this: email,
> news, and web
> pages. Each have significant benefits and drawbacks. We've
> been doing
> lists for quite a while, and they work pretty well, but I
> think we're at
> about the maximum in terms of volume.
>
> We're very actively investigating switching from our current
> list server
> software to another package, for better reliability,
> responsiveness and
> more features. The current front-runner for us is Lyris,
> which supports
> all three (email, news, web) methods of accessing the same content.
>
> If anyone has comments about Lyris, good or bad, or alternative
> suggestions, please let us know asap! We might well do the switch in
> January.
>
> -David Fedor
> Palm Developer Support
>
>
>
