Thanks Jacob. It also looks like one can initiate a new topic via email — does that sound correct?
> On Jan 25, 2017, at 10:28 PM, Jacob Bandes-Storch <[email protected]> wrote: > > Discourse provides: > > - Reply to a topic via email: > https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-mailing-lists-email-in/13099 > - "Mailing list mode": > https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mailing-list-mode-for-discourse/5763 & > https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-mailing-list-mode/46008 > >> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:13 PM, Ted kremenek via swift-evolution >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> I had this same question in my mind — especially if one can reply to an >> email and it posts back to the forum. >> >> The mailing list model works well for those who want to get the entire feed >> of traffic, and easily monitor which threads they want to follow/read using >> the standard affordances in their mail program (e.g., mail filters, flagging >> messages, and so on). >> >> The forum interface provides a way for people to just jump in and >> participate on specific topics, provide better (standard) rendering of >> content — such as code (which can be nice for technical conversations), and >> better archiving and possibly be more searchable. >> >> If Discourse supports participation via email, it seems we get the best of >> both worlds, as you say. I'm not super familiar with what Discourse can do >> in this regards. >> >>> On Jan 25, 2017, at 9:22 PM, Nevin Brackett-Rozinsky via swift-evolution >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Can a forum be configured to send each new post to the mailing list with >>> proper subject line? >>> >>> If so, that would enable a best-of-both-worlds scenario—or at least the >>> ability to dip our toes in a forum to see if it works, while still showing >>> everything on-list. >>> >>> Nevin >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:28 PM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Jan 25, 2017, at 6:57 PM, Xiaodi Wu <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> Signing up for mailing lists is straightforward, yes—but that’s only a >>>>>>> small part of it. Signing up for a mailing list is a *commitment.* Once >>>>>>> you do it, your inbox will be inundated with mailing list posts, making >>>>>>> it difficult to find messages that actually have been intended for you >>>>>>> personally. Therefore, you’ll have to deal with that somehow. You can >>>>>>> set up rules in Mail to route mailing list posts to a separate folder, >>>>>>> but that won’t help you if you access your webmail from a public >>>>>>> machine. >>>>>> >>>>>> FWIW, I subscribe to many mailing lists in gmail and have it auto filter >>>>>> emails to mailing lists into a separate mailbox (well, really, tags) for >>>>>> each list. It works great for me. >>>>>> >>>>>> This doesn’t detract from your point about it being a commitment though. >>>>> >>>>> It does kind of imply a follow-up question, though: is it _undesirable_ >>>>> that signing up for a mailing list is a modicum of commitment? >>>> >>>> I’m mixed on that. On the one hand, it is great to have some level of >>>> commitment before people inject their opinion into the mix for some >>>> discussion. OTOH, I’m sympathetic to the desire that a lot of people want >>>> to just “follow along” without participating, and the mailman web >>>> interface is pretty uninspired. >>>> >>>> -Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> swift-evolution mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> swift-evolution mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >> >> _______________________________________________ >> swift-evolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >> >
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