I don't think that anyone is remotely thinking to replace this list with
the forum but a lot of users do like forums and a lot of users don't.
Without having the list and forum synced together, I just see a split in the
userbase is all. I for one, like both formats, I read every list email every
day and I visit a few forums every day as well. Most forums have a "recent
posts" feature that show you just the posts that were updated since you last
logged on so I don't have to go sorting thru all the categories to find new
posts. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kendrick Vargas [mailto:ken at hudat dot com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:36 PM
> To: m0n0wall dash dev at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> Subject: Re: [m0n0wall-dev] RE: [Forged Sender] RE: 
> [m0n0wall] Re: why dont we have forum?
> 
> Jayden Phillips wrote:
> > The problem with a mailing list is that it just is not the best for 
> > people who don't want to stay on the list. Its a hassle for 
> some people.
> > For example when i first started using m0n0wall I wanted 
> some help but 
> > did not want daily emails. It was just annoying. But now I am fine 
> > with them as I have set it up so they automatically go into 
> a folder 
> > for m0n0wall this makes my life easier. But for new users a forum 
> > would be much simpler. Maybe we should use yahoo groups? It 
> works in a 
> > easy way for everyone. As it can be used as a mailing list 
> but people 
> > can also post on the webpage. They don't have to sign up for the 
> > mailing list, just for the ones they start. This may give 
> us the best 
> > of both worlds but it takes time to switch.....
> 
> You know, I have to chime in here... but of the lists I've 
> been on (sans  the fvwm list in the last couple of years), 
> this is one of the LEAST inactive lists I've been on in a 
> while. I am shocked that anyone would be bothered by the 
> volume of the list, especially given that the subject line is 
> modified in a predictable to assist filtering.
> 
> The only mailing list I've seen integrate well with a forum 
> is the mythtv lists. I don't know how they do it, or the 
> service they use, but it works.
> 
> I'd like to point out that besides the freebsd 6 prize money, 
> this is also the most active thread in a while, which is 
> kinda sad given that it claims the lists are active enough to 
> require a forum. If this list goes to a forum, I think it'd 
> be a waste of energy.
> 			-peace
> 
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