Re: [Xcircuit-dev] Re: Web Site Comments

[Philip <sil...@us...>]

rumor has it that R. wrote:

> Dear Svenn,
> 
> > ... wouldn't it be feasible to get one of
> > these web-based boards up and running for the tools that 
> > now have their home on opencircuitdesign.com? I find
> > mailinglists little useful and the traffic is not big 
> > enough for a dedicated USENET group.

> > I have found many times that I wish I had the info I have 
> > at home in my mailbox at work and the other way
> > around. A web-based bulletin board would solve that.

Just my opinion, but I much prefer an e-mail list over web-based
forums/boards. I have no problem with _both_ just I'd rather not be
stuck with only the web-based methods.

I'm not a developer, so if that would be good for the developers -
well so be it. 

I don't have a permanent internet connection so I usually am not
connected when I read/respond to posts. I also have a local archive
that's searchable with tools more powerful and much faster than the
web forums. I realize this works only for the mail I've revieved, so
if I've not been subscribed long enough the web archive is quite
valuable.

> > What do you think, Tim?


> I think I've had it with SourceForge's mailing list.

> A few weekends ago, I went
> through the process of removing all the spam email from the list, 
  **snip**
> I had wasted the entire afternoon, and several requests to SourceForge
> didn't help, as they never told me how I can remove unwanted postings.

> So I'm open to suggestions, help, etc.  

Do you have space/bandwidth to run the list on the server that host
your domain?

> I'd write more, but my 4-year-old
> wants to play "Chutes & Ladders", so I guess that's as much work as I'm
> going to get done on the computer this evening.

Ahh. The important part of life! *smile*

                Philip