[bksvol-discuss] Re: message boards/forums
- From: Guido Corona <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:11:54 -0600
Jake, it may be best to leave implementation problems, financials,
hosting issues and the likes to Benetech staff. What we should look at is
rather the environment that such a system should offer to make it
useful/ideal for our use. I have already mentioned the Audiogon.com
system, and I would invite you and the other members of this list to
visit it and gain an idea. For example, have a look at the following
URL, which points to a dynamic list of discussion threads dealing in one
form or another with some of my favorite CD player:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch_fr.pl?x-01&zzANY
I generated the page using the Audiogon search engine, but I can also
bookmark it for future reference, or I can get to a similar page through
the "what's new page in the forums, or the forum tree.
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Guido Dante Corona
IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx.
Research Division,
Phone: 512. 838. 9735.
Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.ibm.com/able
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Not necessarily. After all the email list is not run on the BookShare
servers. Additionally there are of course free message boards offered
around
the net, but the level of advertisement and time required to load can be
annoying. Of course there are also software programs for sale that run ad
free message boards. I don't think BookShare has the resources to
implement
and run such a board nor the funds to spend on such an endevor. I'd much
rather see energy go into developing the collection and the features of
the
current website.
I also would favor the email list, I'm much more likely to read posts here
verses sit around navigating a ton of links looking for just the right one
when one or so keystrokes will get me what I want in Outlook Express. It's
similar to WebMail, I just don't like them for the lack of quick
navigation.
Jake----- Original Message -----
From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 4:07 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: message boards/forums
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> Oh,, it would be on the site? I do feel safe and secure on the site,
but
> don't like the idea of Marissa being able to delete a message if it
doesn't
> happen to please her.
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> Sue S.
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> From: "Guido Corona" <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:45 PM
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> A Message board for bookshare will be as secure as the rest of the site.
> As Benetech has some serious intellectual property to protect, expect
> site security to be top notch. Only subscribers/volunteers will be
able
> to access it, and search engines will never be able to see it.
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> Research Division,
> Phone: 512. 838. 9735.
> Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.ibm.com/able
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> I would worry about security on message boards or in forums. We might
> squabble sometimes on this list, but people who are not subscribed to it
> can't read our messages very easily. I know hackers can get almost
> anywhere, but I feel safer with my email in outlook express.
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