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Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:22:41 +0200
From: Peter Vanbroekhoven <peter@xaop.com>
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Subject: Re: [Brug-talk] Mailing list or Google group
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Peter Vandenabeele wrote:
> At this time, I only work with old-fashioned mailing lists
> (no groups, forums etc.). If the solution does not send me
> e-mails, I am quite sure I will miss out about everything.
> Maybe an RSS feed from a forum could be a more modern
> solution ?
> 
> But that's just me.

At the moment, I only work with mailing lists too. Google groups can
work as a mailing list, so that's not really the problem. You do need a
Gmail address to work with Google groups, and I expect that to be the
major problem. Google groups is a good solution, *if* you commit to it
completely. Otherwise it loses a lot of its appeal. Well, in my opinion
at least. But that's exactly the problem, this is about opinions and
preferences that I know for some people are quite strong.

A fourth option that I haven't mentioned yet is we host our own mailing
list with web interface, RSS feed, etc. That way we can completely
integrate everything, set it up the way we want/need, and we don't
depend on external facilities. Of course, this is the route that
requires most effort from our side, but it's a long-term solution. If
still needed, we can keep the Google group mirror and simply allow any
post from the Google group to the mailing list. It's still a touch
"more" than what it should be, but I would feel a lot better if this
basic issue got resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

Regards,
Peter Vanbroekhoven
XaoP

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