From: Adam M. <mcl...@gm...> - 2006-05-16 13:53:37
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I would normally advocate a web forum. I think it's more structured than a mailing list in that I can browse recent messages by subject, and link to other posts... But the search functionality in phpBB is _terrible_, and thats a pretty critical component. If you're used to browsing forums to find technical help, you probably know that Google will return a cached forum post that you're looking for with far more likelihood than that particular forum's own search function. With a gmail account dedicated to the mailing list and enough time spent collecting messages, I bet one could have a pretty useable knowledge base, but that does seem like an ugly way to go about it. With that in mind, I advocate Renegade BBS and a 14.4 modem. On 5/12/06, Jon Keller <jo...@65...> wrote: > Personally I don't think the list does enough traffic to warrant moving > it to a web based medium, especially to something with a security track > record like phpbb...its right up there with phpnuke on the list of > things to never install on a server. |