Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
William Park wrote:
Problems with email are
Since we already have website, maybe web-based forum, using Drupal or something, could be the answer for "modern" user base. We already have this through our archive software! You can choose which interface you prefer (I prefer email).
Ron BC showed us in a whirlwind tour of our new website.
Just to test it, I'm replying via this interface.
How I did it:
- follow the link to an archive of the message I am replying to. It's at the bottom of the email copy of the message (This would not be necessary if I were reading directly from the archive web interface)
- log in to the list software. This might require creating an account, this time only.
- follow the archeve link from the email again. Why: because logging in etc. probably lost the page you want.
- hit the reply button
Now I'll find out if this message shows up in list email.
I'm typing this on web interface. 1. There is no option to display one post per line. I have to read the entire text for all posts. The posts are "indented" inside the thread, but after few posts, the indentation becomes meaningless. Also, when subject changes (like this one), then it's treasure hunt. 2. There is no sort option. For a long thread (like this one) with multiple branches, date sort makes more sense.