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Subject: Re: Two naive questions
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From: Eliot Moss <moss AT cs DOT umass DOT edu>
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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:11:02 -0400
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On 4/20/2020 1:41 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:

> This exact problem is one of the main reasons why many organizations
> prefer a web-based forum rather than a mailing list. (NNTP is a
> possibility, but many [most?] organizations block NNTP access for
> content management and security reasons.) One of the other main
> reasons a web-based forum is preferable is that participants don't
> have to store/delete irrelevant messages.

Definitely not intending to start a controversy, but maybe cygwin
could switch to a bug tracker sort of system for dealing with issues
and questions ...

Regards - Eliot
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