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Rob Beard wrote: > roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Posted by "Tim Blackley" <roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> >> Hi all! >> First up, let me introduce myself. My name is Tim and I'm an engineer for >> Penzance Computers. >> Following a little chat my girlfriend had with James, we both now are Ubuntu >> users! My girlfriend more so, as she totally cleared her machine of Windows and >> jumped into the world of Linux, myself however decided to dual-boot all of my >> computers (2xdesktops, 1xlaptop) with XP and Ubuntu, so I can play my extensive >> collection of games and provide support for XP. >> Anyhoo, I've noticed my normally empty inbox filling itself with hundreds of >> DCGLUG emails from the mailing list. It currently stands at 241 unread emails, >> all from DCGLUG!!! >> So, in my few spare bored hours last weekend, I created a Forum for all DCGLUG >> members to chat, discuss, report and support, which, in my humble opinion should >> free up the mailing list for more specific emails, such as meeting agendas or >> DCGLUG related news, and be much easier to organise technical support solutions, >> reviews etc. >> Feel free to visit the forums, and register, if you like! >> Here's the link: >> >> http://black.tekmagik.net/phpBB2/index.php >> >> Please note the forum is in very early construction stages, which means >> categories and topics are likely to change, but I welcome any suggestions to help >> make it more expansive/useful/popular. You can feed me back in the "Site >> Feedback" thread in the "Tekmagik" category. >> >> So, there we go! I hope you find it useful, and if you require more info, please >> contact me at roobarb@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Cheers >> >> Tim >> -- > > Looks good, I suppose it's handy for some users who aren't used to > mailing lists, as long as a few of us remember to visit the forums to > give help. > > I wonder if there is any way of taking a feed from the mailing list and > put it in the forums? (this would be handy for those of us who's > employers block web mail access). > > Rob > Would a digest version of the mailing list not reduce the number of emails in ones inbox? John -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html