Re: how about using a bulletin board instead of mail list?

From: Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 18:22:59 +0000
Subject: Re: how about using a bulletin board instead of mail list?
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> just out of curiosity, why aren't the PHP groups > served by a bulletin board system instead of a mailing > list system (aside from the obvious cost, server > requirements, etc.)? > > http://www.ultimatebb.com/ has a popular and friendly > BB system. I think it only costs 199$/installed > server. assuming the hosts of these PHP lists could > afford the increased bandwidth demands, it would sure > make life easier with features like board sections, > topics, threads, etc. > > just a thought. > > michael Not a bad idea -- but if the PHP development group went with a BBS, I would hope they would use an open source one based on PHP 8^) Cheerio, Rick Rodgers

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