plug-discuss archives

[David Uhlman]

Actually this of course ties into the plug website business, I would think
it really great to have forums that are dynamically filled with content from
the mailing list. Those that like the list could cheerfully ignore them and
if we put some though into it I think we can have a sane mechanism for
contributing from the forum to the list (I mean that figuratively rather
than literally, eg a good message tracking system so that the forum viewer
can create an email to send to the list rather than an automated system that
could fill the list with junk)

PHPBB seems a forerunner as it ties well to postnuke, however I have heard
it has or has had some serious security problems. Can the security problems
be confirmed? or is there a comparable alternative, especially on with good
aesthetics? After looking at the list on phpadvisory it doesn't look all
that good. I will note that there are several very high profile sites using
though, what have they done to secure it?

Sincerely,
David Uhlman
CTO 50km Inc.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Nielsen" <chipn@intraworx.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 10:20 PM
Subject: RE: plug-discuss archives


> Vic,
>
> Perhaps consider setting up forums? Mailing lists are more
> real-time, but forums allow better subdivision of topics
> and archiving of messages.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> I'd be willing to help out with administration of the
> web site. Not a web designer, but I can help with
> anything else.
>
> Chip Nielsen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Victor
> Odhner
> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 10:04 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: plug-discuss archives
>
>
> If you go to the plug-discuss list's main page, it points
> to the archives as follows:
>
>    "To see the collection of prior postings to the list,
>     visit the PLUG-discuss Archives."
>
> The link is to:
>    http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/
>
> I doubt Linus has any concept of the BREADTH of historic
> impact his little project has grown to have!  This archive
> displays messages posted to this list from October 1904
> thru December 2002.  Wow.
>
> Is there no way that messages could be stored by when
> they ARRIVED at the mail server, instead of what dates
> the senders' mail clients happened to THINK it was when
> they posted the message?
>
> I was thinking of putting a button beneath the
> [Plug Presents] button on the web site's navigation
> bar, saying [Eavesdrop on PLUG Discussion List].
> But the mis-organization and arbitrary splitting up by
> incorrect dates is sort of off-putting.  And I don't
> see any practical way to search the archive.  That would
> be a great thing to add if we should get into dynamic
> content.
>
> Vic
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