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From:
Dan Sugalski
Date:
July 27, 2000 18:52
Subject:
Re: message board system
Message ID:
Pine.LNX.4.10.10007272200230.4926-100000@tuatha.sidhe.org
On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Simon wrote:
> Instead of using an email system to send info out to all of us, why not use
> a message board system. A message board would be much easier to keep track
> of threads, who replied to what, and of course would eliminate our full
> inboxes. Instead of everyone keeping email messages as archives, we could
> simply archive the topic posts on the board.
If we did something like this (and it should be as a secondary system,
rather than primary), we'd be far better off going with a mail->news
gateway and using newsreaders off a newsfeed instead. Web-based discussion
systems are, at best, terribly awkward.
Dan
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