-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 And there's gmane with your newsreader of choice (I use Pan).
Thunderbird synched to gmail / yahoo mail work nicely for searches and threading as well. /mde/ On 7/22/2014 1:11 PM, Stephen Connolly wrote: > Apache Policy is that if it didn't happen on the mailing list, it > didn't happen. > > The ASF *is* mailing lists. > > If you want a forum-like interface there's Nabble... > > GMail does great structuring and search for me. > > > On 22 July 2014 21:09, james northrup <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> bikeshedding >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Ron Wheeler < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 22/07/2014 1:21 PM, Graham Leggett wrote: >>> >>>> On 22 Jul 2014, at 7:17 PM, Ron Wheeler >>>> <[email protected] >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Not true. >>>>> You get an e-mail (individual or digest) that you can scan >>>>> to see if >> you >>>>> want to participate in the discussion. No more onerous than >>>>> belonging to this group. It also sorts out promotions and >>>>> job offers from "real" discussions. >>>>> >>>> You mean like a mailing list? :) >>>> >>> Yes. that was in response to a specific question. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Google does a way better job than any forum search function, >>>> and that’s the only meaningful feature in most forum >>>> software. Whenever I see a >> forum >>>> I generally ask “why not just a mailing list”? >>>> >>> Better threading. Better connection to profiles. Easy to see >>> how active the group is and who belongs. Single sign-on for all >>> groups. Maven group already exists with 2800 members. >>> >>>> Regards, Graham — >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- Ron Wheeler President Artifact Software Inc email: >>> [email protected] skype: ronaldmwheeler phone: >>> 866-970-2435, ext 102 >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> -- Jim Northrup * (408) 837-2270 * >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTzsjgAAoJEEFGbsYNeTwtvZkIAKuvABEsr5YS3P8AMJLcNGXK 16Pt5WX3ucIfuuF5xX5WgXnfyGBCyIOACOZ7F2/L1gsv5utdFrhlZu3fxnX/UZFJ wlZXcxGkOXf96fl9QZDjsaeeAfA7zwmnXnKc9XBPV3mSbgSvauccn70Fahbze+rk DEgVoBdQiuweUfYqSeK2tye/OeDPXIu3ckfe5THt/8qT1mQJuJtRt/1/HjTmkdXn fkJxrMg22W1Bc8HMVR/LhTr0y8CkNQHm1MXmcb0JtbT24UggPm75LPV4+NTgcFD3 9u8gSF1a0+ppU/zvLBp+D7ArygP4eLW/59XzKxmakJZf5fUh6jfxLK9O5BT9UCc= =bE4m -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
