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Re: [tor-bugs] #3592 [Website]: lack of web forums

#3592: lack of web forums
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    Reporter:  cypherpunks  |       Owner:  phobos  
        Type:  defect       |      Status:  reopened
    Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:          
   Component:  Website      |     Version:          
  Resolution:               |    Keywords:          
      Parent:               |      Points:          
Actualpoints:               |  
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Comment(by atagar):

 > Can somebody tell me what mailing list integration means in this
 discussion?

 From the m2f site, "What it does is extend phpBB functionality in order to
 be able to post new messages on the forum by sending an email to a
 specially configured mailbox â and also receive new posted messages by
 email." (http://mail2forum.com/v12-stable-release/)

 I'm pretty sure that I've seen this before with either the vim or python
 dev lists. Email threads map to forum threads so emails you send are
 posted on the forum, and forum messages are sent to the list.

 > either when it happens or a daily digest?

 It sounds like this works with an existing list (in this case Mailman), so
 users can subscribe or request digests there like normal.

 > Or does it mean that you can post on the forum using your mail client
 and never have to use the website?

 Yup.

 > though once a forum picks up in activity, emails turns into a poor way
 to keep organized about it

 Trying to browse a site is worse, but for each their own.

 > I think the latter could be dangerous though, since different pieces of
 the community will have different views of how the forums are being
 viewed.

 I don't follow. They're different frontends for the same thing. If it's
 email spam that you're worried about then we can either moderate
 subscriptions or disable the email -> posting functionality so it's just a
 notification feed.

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