A definite yes, and very much thanks!

Chris


> 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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