[vlc] [RFC] closing the vlc user mailing list.

[Sarah Alawami]

I have to agree here. I'm coming to this thread late but I use almost nothing but mail lists as I can like the poster said have mail pushed to my phone or my computer and I can take care of it everywhere. so I say I am also apposed to closing this mailing list. I say leave it open and just gard against spammers or moderate every post and only let the non spammers get through.
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On Feb 6, 2012, at 11:09 AM, Michelle Konzack wrote:

> Hello Stuart McGraw,
> 
> Am 2012-02-06 10:22:56, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
>> Mailing lists have a number of advantages over web-based forums:
>> * Easy to save posts for future reference.  This is a PITA on forums.
>> * Interface choice in my control (I can choose from any number
>>  of mail readers) vs whatever interface the the web forum server
>>  provides.  I can also read maillist posts via the web (e.g. google
>>  or my choice of usenet newsreader (gmane, etc)
>> * There are a large number of tools for working with mail messages.
>> * Mail readers offer features unavailable in forums like filters
>>  and kill-lists, keeping track of what's been read previously,
>>  etc.  (I realize the volume on the vlc list is low enough that
>>  some of these are not often needed but still...)
>> * Mail lists are often archived in multiple places (gmane, google,
>>  nabble, etc) so the accumulated knowledge-base and history are
>>  not subject to the longevity or availability of a single web site. 
>> * Mail interfaces make better use of screen real-estate.  Most web
>>  forums waste large amount of space on avatars, jpeg sigs, ads, etc.
>> * Mail is pushed to me with no effort on my part.  It is easy to
>>  delete (or in my case ignore, since I read via gmame).  With a 
>>  web forum, I have to take a positive action to visit the web site
>>  (and since I'm both busy and lazy, am less likely to do.)
>> * Better responsiveness.  Web forums, for those of us who still
>>  have not-so-fast internet connections, feel slow and bogy.
>> 
>> I realize some of the items above are subjective and a matter of
>> taste.  But I think there are a number of readers like myself that 
>> still find mail easier and more efficient to work with.
> 
> The whole thing above could be written by my self too!
> There is not a singel item I disagree...
> 
>> IMO a good solution is a two way gateway between the maillist
>> and the forum: posts to the forum appear as mail lists posts,
>> and visa versa.  The big disadvantage is obviously the work needed
>> to setup and maintain such as gateway.
> 
> :-/
> 
> Currently I do such thing for my own mailinglists runing "courier-mlm".
> 
>> Another possibility would by a one-way gateway: forum -> maillist.
>> To post (which most people do infrequently) one would have to
>> register and post at the forum, but it would still provide the 
>> advantages above for readers which is what most people do most of
>> the time.
> 
> 1+
> 
> Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
>    Michelle Konzack
> 
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