I think the lost posts are a problem associated with eskimo.com, not email lists in general.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Jason <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > > >
