SeanTek
04-21-2001, 03:31 AM
Are there any hacks yet for allowing discussion via e-mail and vB?
My personal opinion is to use vB for everything. Apparently, though, a lot of my colleagues think that a mailing list, like majordomo or listserv, is way better. We could resolve these two by allowing both systems, although I would like it to be vB-centric. For example:
To receive all threads from a forum, just subscribe to the list. Every time a post is posted, the data is forwarded to all users who are on the full mailing list for that forum. They would be marked "[Forum Name] Subject: Post X" or something.
To send a post, send a message to:
forumname@domain.com
A hack would intercept the message and parse the body:
Username: [Username]
Password: [Password in plaintext or an encrypted format], OR use digital certificates (might be too much trouble)
[Insert body here]
My personal opinion is to use vB for everything. Apparently, though, a lot of my colleagues think that a mailing list, like majordomo or listserv, is way better. We could resolve these two by allowing both systems, although I would like it to be vB-centric. For example:
To receive all threads from a forum, just subscribe to the list. Every time a post is posted, the data is forwarded to all users who are on the full mailing list for that forum. They would be marked "[Forum Name] Subject: Post X" or something.
To send a post, send a message to:
forumname@domain.com
A hack would intercept the message and parse the body:
Username: [Username]
Password: [Password in plaintext or an encrypted format], OR use digital certificates (might be too much trouble)
[Insert body here]