Re: Web Forum

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Nov 08 2001 - 18:37:22 EST


Jon, have you tried KMail yet (if you run KDE)? I still use tin for my
Roadrunner newsgroups but have been using KMail for everything else, DML
included. I just haven't figured out how to set up a killfile that works
as well/easily as tin's.

jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:

> "Richard C. Stillwell" <rstillwell@mediaone.net> wrote:
> : Will DML ever go into a web-forum-type-format?
>
> : It would be great for aranging topics, replying, etc.
>
>
> Probably not, unless there is a way to mirror it with the mailing
> list and newsgroup. (I suspect that there isn't currently a way to do
> this due to the differences between the two mediums.)
>
> As far as replying goes, you might want to check out the newsgroup
> version of the DML, at least that way all the posts are sorted by
> topic. (http://www.dakota-truck.net/newsgroup.html) Using the
> newsgroup can be a joy or a pain, depending on your news reader.
> Many of them are cumbersome to use; I have tried a number of fancy
> GUI based ones, but still haven't found anything to pull me away
> from the command line based "tin". Its all really a matter of
> personal taste though. If you try the newsgroup and aren't happy
> with it, you may want to try a few different news clients before
> giving up on it altogether.
>

-- 
-andy
andylevy@yahoo.com
Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
'99 CC 4x4 318 auto



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