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

> >> 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.)? > [snip] > >Probably because bulletin boards are slower and have weaker interfaces. > [snip] > > Hear hear! > But what about usergroups? You mean newsgroups? I'm very strongly in favor. If I hadn't already had everything setup to filter into the right IMAP boxes here, I'd be using slrn for all of the php-* lists. When it comes to volume, nothing handles it better than a good newsclient.