From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jul 14 0:28:25 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f5.hotmail.com [216.32.181.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26BAA37B405 for ; Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:28:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from haakonlindo@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:28:21 -0700 Received: from 130.67.67.101 by lw2fd.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:28:20 GMT X-Originating-IP: [130.67.67.101] From: "Haakon -" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: creating a freebsd forum Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:28:20 -0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jul 2001 07:28:21.0061 (UTC) FILETIME=[8F096750:01C10C36] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Thanks Jason, that was what I was looking for! >From: "Jason Sheets" >To: "Haakon -" >Subject: Re: creating a freebsd forum >Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:07:55 -0600 > >Hi Haakon, > >bsdvault.net runs a FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD forum system at their website >www.bsdvault.net. > >It is not connected to the mailing lists however so any posts will not wind >up on these mailing lists. > >Jason >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Haakon -" >To: >Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:56 PM >Subject: Re: creating a freebsd forum > > > > It`s nothing wrong with a simple mailing list, but there is about 20 >mailing > > lists to participate in here. And I`ve gotten used to these vBulletins >and >I > > just think they are great. I prefer bulletin boards much more than >mailing > > lists (when the topic is so big). > > > > But anyway, this was absolutely NOT intended to go to a mailing list. I > > thought I wrote to the freeBSD.org web master. > > Sorry to all of you on the list! > > > > > > > > >Just out of interest: > > >What do you think is wrong about a simple mailing-list? > > > > > >Uli. > > > > > >On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Haakon - wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:31:40 -0000 > > > > From: Haakon - > > > > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > Subject: creating a freebsd forum > > > > > > > > Hi, I`ve searched for a freeBSD forum to participate in but I >haven`t > > >found > > > > any. I don`t "like" to participate in multiple mailing lists, but I > > >don`t > > > > think I have any choice :) . > > > > What I want to do is to create a inviting open forum for like minded >who > > > > want all support in one place. I was thinking of buying a domain >like > > > > freebsdconnect.com and set up a good forum and ask you to link to it > > >through > > > > the support section. But I am not sure if you are willing to do >that, > > >and > > > > it`s a lot of work to set up such a forum and maybe no one will >visit > > >it. > > > > So I want to ask you if you are willing to set a simple text link to >a > > >forum > > > > that is solely dedicated to freebsd (as with mailing lists). The >concept > > > > will resemble a forum like webhostingtalk.com (with the same forum > > >software > > > > if it becomes successful) with only a simple text link at the bottom >to > > >the > > > > company that hosts the forum. > > > > If you like the forum I set up, is it likely that you will link to >it > > >from > > > > the start (when it is in fact empty)? > > > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > Haakon Lindquist > > > > haakonlindo@hotmail.com > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > > >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > >*--------------------------------------* > > >| www.pukruppa.de www.2000d.de | > > >| Wuppertal - Germany | > > >*--------------------------------------* > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message