On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 22:26 +0200, Hartmut Figge wrote: > L. Rahyen: > > > Well, I'm using mailing list but also I'm using ML <-> Forum gateway > >(obviously). Without this gateway, I will not be able to answer to forum > >users at all [...] > > Mhm, you could subscribe to the forum and continue to help there. That defeats the purpose, though. Forums lack filters, comfortable interface, and doesn't pose an immediate usability issue if the server is down or unreachable. > >And of course I'm using it to just read messages/discussions from > >forum users. > > The gateway is not essential in doing so. ;) Without the gateway, the newbies won't get help unless they're willing to join the mailing list. > Improving the gateway could help with the references, but not with > proper quoting or avoiding endless lines. And why should forum people do > so? For the forum it is perfectly appropriate. *g* Never mind the forum is a front end to a mailing list in this case. -- Paul Johnson baloo@xxxxxxxxx -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/attachments/20080702/0c273ac2/attachment.pgp
