[ale] Reply-To controversy: a solution

[ChangingLINKS.com]

I see your points. Well, we can all agree that we don't want the mailing list 
open to spammers - so I guess we are back to where we were last week. :)

Drew

On Mon April 21 2003 10:22, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> On Monday 21 April 2003 03:20 am, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > I appreciate the research and effort you have put out to come up with
> > this solution - it sounds awesome, up until the point where you wrote:
> >
> > "On Sun April 20 2003 22:25, Joseph Knapka wrote:
> > > The unfortunate thing is that the lists *must* accept posts from
> > > non-members in order for this scheme to work."
> >
> > I get the feeling that something bad is going to happen as a result of
> > that loss of "security." One benefit we will lose is a fully-functional
> > polling system (people post their opinions to the list and the results
> > are counted from the list - as opposed to upstart alternatives). We can
> > verify that the posters are "real people." Contrarily, there ain't too
> > much we vote on.
> >
> > My question:
> > Why have we not opted to go with the latest and greatest php threaded
> > forum complete with pics (of ourselves) and emoticons? A forum like the
> > one at www.tinyminds.org, but with less topics, and a way to click the
> > poster's name that will send an email to them (without the email address
> > being exposed to spam of course.
>
> What a horrible idea.  I have yet to find a web based forum that I can read
> with pleasure.  I guarantee that I would not be be a subscriber and would
> probably try to find another place to host a mailing list if ALE somehow
> switched to a web forum.
>
> Here are a few of my objections:
> 1. It's not mail.  Mail arrives in my inbox and I see it.  Web sites don't
> come to me, I have to go to them.
> 2. Increased latency to read messages.  Once they are in my inbox it is
> instant.
> 3. Inability to use the keyboard.  I can use 'n' and 'd' to see the next
> message or delete the current message in a mailer.
> 4. Can't delete, save, or filter a web forum.  I have about 50 mails from
> the last year on ALE saved.  How to I do that in a web forum?  How can I
> filter out al messages on a particular topic, or from a particular user on
> a web forum?
>
> That's it from the top of my head.  I'm sure I can come up with more.
>
> Michael
>
>
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