Richard Sullivan (richsul@earthlink.net)
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:43:01 -0600
About a year ago I tried to set up a web based discussion group. The
software worked fairly well but there were no management facilities.
Whoever designed it just thought the threads would go on and on forever.
The management end of the system was the pits.
Folks have been asking about when I was going to put it up again. I have
begged off waiting to find the right software. Well, I've found it and it
is incredible. It is O'Reilly's Webboard.
It allows for listserve mail as well as a threaded web board so everyone,
including those without web access can participate. We haven't got it set
up to allow images to be attached to the messages yet but that is coming soon.
It also allows for separate conferences but at this time there are only
three. One for alt-process discussions called "alt-Photo", one called
"Current Events" for announcements and discussions of shows, workshops, new
books etc., and one called the "Coffeehouse" which is for off-topic
discussions etc. I think it is better for us to be all together for a while.
We also have the ability to have moderators for various conferences.
It looks pretty stable at this time but I am new to managing it so most any
glitch can come up in the next week or two. I invite folks over to test it
and make comments. There are lots of configuration options such as how many
messages can be in a conference and how long they can stay for. If you
choose listserve mail instead of going to the web, you can choose not only
a digest mode but a zipped digest mode!
All-in-all it looks pretty powerful.
Thanks in advance for your help and comments
Go to www.workingpictures.com for the link.
There is a link at www.bostick-sullivan.com as well but it is not so obvious.
--Dick Sullivan
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