Re: phpbb for lists.debian.org
On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 11:48:45AM -0500, Billy Pilgrim wrote:
> Could lists.debian.org be served with phpbb instead of email lists?
>
In theory, yes
> For one, emails addresses are currently exposed for spam harvesting.
> And two, phpbb is much better for archiving, searching, etc. See
> mozilla forums, OOo forums, etc, etc, etc.
>
>
In general, someone suggests a debian forums system every month or so.
The following reasons are normally suggested as to why it is a bad idea.
1) Forums are harder to use than email.
2) It is easier for google to index a mailing list archive than to index a
forum.
3) There is no reason to belive that phpbb is more secure than mailing
list server. In fact, the opposite could be just as likely
4) Only two of three spams a day get past spamassassin on my system. I
am happy with that result and don't see the need for further anti-spam
measures.
I can justify all off these reasons if you wish.
Pete
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