Hi Mike:
I like both formats.
For the most part, I've stopped posting to the silver list because about
70% of my emails don't make it. Furthermore, they don't actually
bounce, so the only way I know that they don't make it is by checking
the archives.
Since they don't actually bounce, this indicates that the eskimo server
software is no longer very reliable.
You can run your own email list server, complete with your own public
archives, from your own domain if you ever desire to do so. One
reliable open source platform is Mailman GNU. It is written in Python.
There are different types of people that use mail lists and forums.
Forums are a more affective tool because there is a built in
accountability. Someone can post a thread with an opinion, and someone
else can post conflicting information. Both perspectives are always
very visible, allowing visitors to draw their own conclusions based on
the information presented. Thread topics can be hashed over until beat
dead, and then the thread locked and pinned with a fair representation
of each unique perspective.
Once a specific issue has been locked and pinned, you can always
reference it with a simple html link, saving time... so you can run an
email list and a forum, and they can work well together.
I had to shut down one forum because spammers couldn't post their spam,
but they started to flood my server with registrations. I believe
VBulletin does a better job with all of this than the free software I
was using.
Most spammers are deterred when first posts require moderation, and when
one must be a member with a post history before allowing html outbound
links.
~Jason
On 2/15/2015 7:55 AM, Rowena wrote:
I like the individual emails. One can move the especially useful ones to
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