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Re: Someone is pretending to be some Cygwin's support


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On 14/05/2012 19:30, Daniel Colascione wrote:
> On 5/14/12 11:12 AM, Ken Jackson wrote:
>> ==== Mon, May 14, 2012 at 01:46PM -0400 LMH wrote:
>>> As an aside, I've wondered for some time why this group is a mailing
>>> list and not a vBulletin type forum.
>>
>> I second the motion.
>>
> 
> No.
> 
> Mailing lists are infinitely easier to filter, archive, and read. I
> have my choice of client. Email supports cryptographic authentication.
[...]
> No, please, let's stick with email. If you'd rather access the list
> using a forum-style interface, consider gmane. (Note that you can
> access an email list as a "forum", but not a "forum" as an email
> list.)

I wholeheartedly agree. Let's stick with email.

> Really, the "forum" model is a humongous step backward from the state
> of the art of the 1980s.

Indeed. It needn't be like this, forums could be so much better, but
they are not.


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