Re: [Leica] How could we create a searchable LUG archive ?

[phong@doan-ltd.com (phong)]

If you haven't seen the photo.net Photo Q&A Forum, check it out.  I believe
the software can be made available by the creator of the site (Philip
Greenspun).
In my opinion, that format offers several improvements, among which:

   It it backed by a data base search engine, so looking for a topic in the
archive
   is much easier.

   Posts to the same threads are kept together, making it easier to follow any
   paricular subject; it is also easier to resume a dormant thread after a while
   (many months).  Threads in turn can be classified, giving some semblance of
   order and hierarchy to the whole mess.

You could set things up so that subscribers can get posts on the fly, and/or in 
digest form.  I believe the Medium Format Forum uses this software.  I think
it is just a superior technology from a user's point-of-view.  I don't know
the point-of-view of the administrator.

Hope that helps,

- - Phong


   

Alan Ball <AlanBall@csi.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi everyone,
> 
>  I leave Joseph's post herunder because it illustrates very well our
>  capacity of repeating over and over the same threads with the same
>  arguments and counter-arguments. Life would be much easier if the LUG
>  archives were searchable in an efficient way and if we could refer the
>  newbies (and oldbies) to them. It might help us evolve a little as well
>  in our ideas and opinions.
>
>  Could we help the LUG web site evolve technologically ? Anyone here
>  knows how to master mailing list software in an efficient way ?
>
>  Alan.