RE: Re[2]: [lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-03 Thread Lorelei Halley
found a way to deal with that, but I would rather not have to. Lorelei -Original Message- To: Sue Babbs Subject: Re: Re[2]: [lace] Our mail list software the text-only format of Arachne encourages more in-depth theoretical conversations that tend to happen in Bobbin lace Facebook groups

Re: Re[2]: [lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-02 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Elena and everyone Maybe that conversation made it to the list archives. For anyone wanting to check out Arachne messages history, the archives are here https://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/ > On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:17 AM Elena Kanagy-Loux wrote: > ...For example, Devon

Re: Re[2]: [lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-02 Thread Elena Kanagy-Loux
Dear all, As much as it would definitely be nice to have the ability to add photos etc to Arachne posts, I have to say there is something I like about the old school format of this list. With so many platforms oversaturated with photos these days, it can be refreshing to be limited to bare-bones

Re[2]: [lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-02 Thread suebabbs385
in one's messages Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com -- Original Message -- From: "Dagmar Beckel Machyckova" To: "Pierre Fouché" Cc: brid...@bigpond.com; lace@arachne.com Sent: 4/2/2020 9:38:39 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Our mail list software >Pierre, I do agree with you

Re: [lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-02 Thread Joy Beeson
On 4/2/2020 10:38 AM, Dagmar Beckel Machyckova wrote: Pierre, I do agree with you. I wouldn’t know how to start a post. Send your post by e-mail to lace@arachne.com Major Domo will re-send it to everyone on the list. In Thunderbird, one can save typing by right-clicking on lace@arachne.com

Re: [lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-02 Thread Dagmar Beckel Machyckova
Pierre, I do agree with you. I wouldn’t know how to start a post. How could the transition work? Is it a lot of work to move the archives? Dagmar Beckel > On Apr 2, 2020, at 6:44 AM, Pierre Fouché wrote: > > Dear Brian and fellow Arachnids > > I have heard that Discourse is currently the

[lace] Our mail list software

2020-04-02 Thread Pierre Fouché
Dear Brian and fellow Arachnids I have heard that Discourse is currently the most advanced forum hosting platform and that it has the capability to import large complex existing archives. I am equally impressed that it is open source. Things that are good for humanity should be free. I quite

[lace] Our mail list software

2020-03-27 Thread brido11
Dear All, Firstly I have no idea about programming or software etc. This note to the list is purely based on a discussion being held currently on another list I belong to (Jackrail; Harpsichords and clavichords) They are considering changing to a modern "mail list" programme. I suspect