Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-08 Thread Anton S.
Guys, I know most of you are fond of newsgroups and all that stuff, but no one tells you to stop using them. The resource I've found provides an additional forum-like interface for the maillist, with no efforts for the admins excepting first-time registration. You may continue using what you

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-08 Thread Francois PIETTE
As I already said a lot of times in the past, I don't want a newsgroup because I would loose control on the group. Subject closed. francois.pie...@overbyte.be The author of the freeware multi-tier middleware MidWare The author of the freeware Internet Component Suite (ICS)

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-08 Thread RTT
I would loose control on the group Loose control in what sense? My understanding is that the nabble service will just archive the mailling list, and preset it in a forum alike manner. Similar, but better, to the already available here http://www.archivum.info/twsocket@elists.org/ And in

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-08 Thread A.S.
Francois, could you just open main page of that resource and read? It's not something new. It's just a front-end to twsocket@elists.org. It even doesn't use accounts from mail list - user must register separately. Just a damn simple front-end to make life easier. Of course, you're the overlord

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-07 Thread Arno Garrels
Francois PIETTE wrote: Since Win7 there's no mail reader available, shame on MS. Not exactly, the good old Outlook Express has been renamed Windows Live Mail. It has a new ribon tool bar and slightly different folder treeview, but it is still Outlook Express and it is still free. Not

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-07 Thread RTT
When time allows I'll have to find a final solution with or without Live Mail. Try Thunderbird. Simple, full featured, and with plenty of add-ons (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/) to extend it further. And, as developer, you can create your own extensions ;-) -- To unsubscribe

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-06 Thread Darin McGee
[mailto:twsocket-boun...@elists.org] On Behalf Of Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 4:06 AM To: twsocket@elists.org Subject: Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list My 17 year old client does both, and private conferencing: http

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-06 Thread Francois PIETTE
Since Win7 there's no mail reader available, shame on MS. Not exactly, the good old Outlook Express has been renamed Windows Live Mail. It has a new ribon tool bar and slightly different folder treeview, but it is still Outlook Express and it is still free. Not delivered with Win7 itself, you

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-06 Thread Jeff Hamblin
On 8/6/2011 11:37 AM, Arno Garrels wrote: Francois PIETTE wrote: Not exactly, the good old Outlook Express has been renamed Windows Live Mail. It has a new ribon tool bar and slightly different folder treeview, but it is still Outlook Express and it is still free. Not delivered with Win7

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-05 Thread Arno Garrels
Anton S. wrote: I just found a nice thing at http://www.nabble.com/. It provides forum-like interface based on the mailing list. I find it much more useful than mail archives especially if you want to read complete conversation. Would be awesome if ICS list is accessible via this site.

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-05 Thread Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd
There are mail readers available capable to sort mails by threads AFAIK. Do you mean people actually use email readers that don't sort by subjects and replies? My personal favourites are: #1 Newsgroup #2 Mailinglist My 17 year old client does both, and private conferencing:

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-05 Thread Arno Garrels
Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd wrote: There are mail readers available capable to sort mails by threads AFAIK. Do you mean people actually use email readers that don't sort by subjects and replies? Sure, I am such an example, I still use OE (old fashioned, got socialized with it :)

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-05 Thread Fastream Technologies
AFAIK Windows Live suite has a mail reader (newer OE) in it for free. Regards, SZ On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 22:02, Arno Garrels arno.garr...@gmx.de wrote: Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd wrote: There are mail readers available capable to sort mails by threads AFAIK. Do you mean

Re: [twsocket] [OT] Nice forum engine based on the mailing list

2011-08-05 Thread Francois PIETTE
Since Win7 there's no mail reader available, shame on MS. Not exactly, the good old Outlook Express has been renamed Windows Live Mail. It has a new ribon tool bar and slightly different folder treeview, but it is still Outlook Express and it is still free. Not delivered with Win7 itself,