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Glen Starrett wrote: > I agree with this -- Members only is a very good way. However, the only > way I ever use this list anymore is with a newsreader. That assumes > people still be are able to post to news server and have it get to the > email users. That should work, or at least if if doesn't at the moment it's fixable. How about... close the list to nonmembers, and include in the bounce message a message to the effect that the news server is still open for nonmenbers to post to (will have to think about the wording). > Forums are a pain but have better historical context since they keep > their threading better than a mailman archive. Google searches will > send them to the entire thread instead just one message -- sometimes the > messages have broken threading. > IMHO Forums are poor for the people using them daily, unless the fancy > formatting and smilies actually help the conversation. I dislike web forums in general, although I did try an experimental one at www.cvsnt.org/bb which is still running. The problem is the mapping between newsgroup->forum really doesn't work well since the posting styles are different. Tony