Can't we collaborate on an updated version of this so that: 1. we have a community version available to all 2. we have a version which is close to foolproof I'd like to see it as well. cheers Garth
Chris, The WitangoTalk list runs on a standard listserv process. The Witango Talk Forum ( http://www.witango.com/readmail.taf?_function=forum ) is written using the Witango 5 email functionality and simply reads the email out of a mailbox every minute (using the crontab) and links the emails together to produce the threaded message board. It is not foolproof especially if the reply does not have the expected header fields or the user replies by using a different threads message. The thing that really throws the matching is when a message is sent as a reply from a different thread. This keeps the message ID history of the original thread and the script will treat it as a new thread. As a last resort the script falls back to a match in the subject within a certain time span.
It was a bit of a quick hack, the code is not commented or documented and is a bit hap hazard - but I can post them as is. Let me know if you want me to post the scripts and the db structure to the component zone.
Phil
On 4/6/03 11:54 AM, "Chris Millet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a client asking for a list serve/message board solution similar to what is used for the Witango email list. The question is, should I try to develop this on my own, or is there a shrink wrapped solution that does this out of the box?
Thanks in advance. Chris
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