Gmane.org allows (free it seems) porting of mailing lists to newsgroup format, it can be done by anyone..but suggested the owner of the mailing list do it! Can this happen?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Drew > Sent: 11 June, 2004 10:34 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > I would be locked out if we went to NNTP just for the reasons > you point out. > > At 12:51 AM 6/11/2004, you wrote: > >I agree - however many sites block NNTP at firewalls due to > the amount > >of Spam and undesirable content in unmoderated NNTP groups - hence I > >would say HTTP would be may people's preferred option (more > filtering > >capabilities out there on HTTP). > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > dan foxley > >Sent: 10 June 2004 16:58 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > >If given the option I prefer NNTP over web based forums as it seems > >there is a lot less overhead (GUI) with the same functionality, > >(archive, searching..etc.). > > > >Web based mailing list archive is available @ wugportal.com, > I'd give > >the exact link but the site is down. According to IPSwitch, > >wugportal.com is run by a Chinese distributor of WUG. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Andrea > > > Coppini > > > Sent: 10 June, 2004 8:19 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > > > > NNTP? I thought it is more or less as popular as Gopher nowadays. > > > > > > Why not simply keep a web-based archive of all the postings? > > > Easy enough to search through. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dan > > > foxley > > > Sent: 10 June 2004 5:06 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > > > > Best of both worlds (mailing list vs. forums), how bout' > a port of > > > the mailing list to an NNTP format? GMANE.org does it with many > > > mailing lists. > > > > > > Dan Foxley > > > PDV > > > 9645 Scranton Rd. STE 205B > > > San Diego, CA 92121 > > > 858-642-2900 x. 2904 > > > F: 858-642-7449 > > > M: 858-518-9735 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 10 June, 2004 4:21 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > > > > > > Have both I say. Not every new WUG user or admin will > want to be > > > > on the list. Plus sets up a categorizable knowledge base for > > > > commonly answered questions. You could probably embed > the mailing > > > list archives > > > > in a section of the forum so they can be searchable by > the better > > > > search features of the majority of the forum software out there > > > > nowadays. > > > > > > > > Bryan > > > > > > > > [Message delivered by NotifyLink] > > > > > > > > ----------Original Message---------- > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thu, June 10, 2004 4:12 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > > > > > > Good idea. > > > > > > > > A forum can be better managed. It is easy to search & you > > > do not have > > > > to keep a folder with 10,000 emails in it. On top of that you > > > > would not have to read the out of office replies > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris Bell > > > > > > > > Network Monitoring Supervisor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Les Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 10/06/2004 08:57 > > > > Please respond to WhatsUp_Forum > > > > > > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > cc: > > > > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs > mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > HI, > > > > I like the mail model > > > > RGDS > > > > > > > > From: Van K. Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 09 June 2004 06:32 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Forum vs mailing list > > > > > > > > Has Ipswitch ever considered going to a forum based > support model > > > > instead of a mailing list based model? A lot of good > information > > > > passes through the list, but I am inundated with mail every > > > day and am > > > > constantly having to delete mail to stay within my quota at > > > work and I > > > > deal with support of many companies just like the rest > of you. I > > > > prefer to participate in forums where I can go to the > > > messages, follow > > > > threads, search for solutions, etc. I may be the lone ranger > > > > here, but I was curious about how others on the list > feel about this. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Information contained in this e-mail is intended for the use of > > > > the person to whom it was addressed. If you are not the > > > addressee, you may > > > > not copy, forward, disclose or deliver this message or any > > > part of it > > > > to anyone else. 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