[EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Sorin Sbarnea
I don't want to start a flame but I think it would be a good idea to move the mailing list to Google Groups. It's easier to read, has different subscription options and has the nice feature that you can follow a thread (star function). I know, it's not open source, . -- /sorin http://nusunt.e

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Alex Willmer
2009/7/17 Sorin Sbarnea : > I don't want to start a flame but I think it would be a good idea to > move the mailing list to Google Groups. python-list (the main python mailing list) appears in Groogle Groups because it is reflected as the comp.lang.python newsgroup. I'm not sure how you would requ

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Michael Foord
Alex Willmer wrote: 2009/7/17 Sorin Sbarnea : I don't want to start a flame but I think it would be a good idea to move the mailing list to Google Groups. A downside of google groups is that they suffer from substantially more spam. The online UI is much nicer though. Michael

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Sorin Sbarnea
I have several mailing-lists under Google Groups and they have two very nice features: * protect your email address from spiders * administrators can moderate every first message from new members - this does catch all the spam using a little effort from the administrators, is not a big deal the the

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Christian Scholz
Hi! As for newsgroup like reading there is of course gmane.org which can provide you with an NNTP interface and for a forum frontend there is nabble.com which works on existing lists as well. IMHO this usually gives most users one method which should work for them. Sorin Sbarnea wrote: > I have

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Michael Sparks
On Friday 17 July 2009 12:33:04 Michael Foord wrote: > A downside of google groups is that they suffer from substantially more > spam. The online UI is much nicer though. > > Michael You can use google groups in way that suffers from less spam though. You can set it such that anyone subcribed to t

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Paul Boddie
On Friday 17 July 2009 18:13:20 Michael Sparks wrote: > > You can use google groups in way that suffers from less spam though. > You can set it such that anyone subcribed to the list can post without > moderation and that people outside can post but is moderated. You can > also set it such that any

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Bruce Eckel
Well, the discussion has gone meta so I'd like to get off the list. If it was a Google Group I'd know how, but apparently there's some uncertainty as to whether Unsubscribe Works or not. -- Bruce Eckel On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Paul Boddie wrote: > On Friday 17 July 2009 18:13:20 Mic

Re: [EuroPython] How about to move the mailing list to Google Groups?

2009-07-17 Thread Michael Foord
Bruce Eckel wrote: Well, the discussion has gone meta so I'd like to get off the list. If it was a Google Group I'd know how, but apparently there's some uncertainty as to whether Unsubscribe Works or not. It doesn't - but following the link at the bottom of the email should allow you to