[Mailman-Users] Newsreader access.

[Peter Shute]

We have the same problems. If they can't handle setting up email rules, etc, then they certainly aren't going to be able to handle setting up a newsreader.

Most of those who complain about the emails are happy to read messages via an archive. The problems start when they want to reply to a message.

A fully integrated web forum would solve the problem. Yahoo groups can be accessed via the web or by email, but had other problems I can't remember.

Peter Shute

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> On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Tuesday, 29 April 2014 12:51 AM
> To: mailman-users at python.org Users
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Newsreader access.
> 
> Edgar,
> 
> I am looking for a webforum as a second alternative to 
> access. I have found (much to my surprise) that a large 
> majority of users have trouble with even the simplest aspects 
> of e-mail use despite the fact that e-mail is easy to use and 
> technology that has been around now for several decades. I 
> have instructed users to create subfolders in the mail 
> clients and use filters to redirect mail from our mailing 
> lists to these folders. They can't seem to do it and many 
> complaint that e-mail from the mailing lists clutter their 
> inboxes. I have also suggested that they create a second 
> e-mail account to be used with our mailing lists but many 
> find it either difficult or don't have the time to do it.
> 
> With this in mind I would like to create another method of 
> access in addition to e-mail so that users have an option. I 
> personally find e-mail one of the easiest and simplest 
> technologies to use but I would like to accommodate those 
> that feel differently. 
> 
> I have found a few Wordpress plug-ins for Mailman but the 
> ones I have found are just for subscription. I would like to 
> find a plug-in that would duplicate the content of the 
> mailing lists to a web forum on the Wordpress sites so users 
> would have the option to use it in place of e-mail.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Joe.
> 
> 
> On April 28, 2014, at 4:34 AM, E Kogler <igoetrich at yahoo.de> wrote:
> 
> > What you are looking for sounds like a Web forum.
> > 
> > Edgar
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > Von: Joe <joemailgroups at gmail.com>
> > An: "mailman-users at python.org Users" <mailman-users at python.org>
> > Gesendet: 9:30 Montag, 28.April 2014
> > Betreff: Re: [Mailman-Users] Newsreader access.
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, Mark.
> > 
> > I have thought about an alternative solution that might be 
> simpler and more efficient (if available) than using a news 
> server and newsgroups.
> > 
> > Are you aware of any Wordpress plug-in that would integrate 
> with Mailman ? In other words, Mailman messages would be 
> exchanged between Mailman and the Wordpress website with the 
> aid of this plug-in so that members would have the option to 
> read and post messages to one or more of their groups using 
> this website instead of e-mail ?
> > 
> > Thank you for your help.
> > 
> > Joe.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On April 27, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> On 04/27/2014 03:15 PM, Joe wrote:
> >>> Mark,
> >>> 
> >>> Since you said that newsgroups would allow non-members to 
> post to the lists I have to assume that these newsgroups are 
> open to the general public. Is this the case ?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Some are, some aren't.
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> Some of my lists need to be kept private and can't be 
> opened to the public (due to privacy and confidentiality 
> laws). Is there a way to run newsgroups while maintaining 
> them private and not visible to the general public ?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> See, e.g., RFC 4643 <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4643>.
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> >> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your 
> sense - B. Dylan
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