[HIJACKED!] What are the best OSS discussion group apps?

[Liam Proven]

On 13/01/2008, Gerald Dachs <ubuntu at dachsweb.de> wrote:

> Gmail is known for not showing threads right, he didn't start a new
> thread, and it is not a good idea using gmail for mailing list.

This is absolute nonsense. It is not true. If you wish to express an
opinion, your personal belief or preference, about something, that is
fine, go right ahead, but do not state your personal prejudices as if
they were facts.

Gmail is an excellent tool for handling mailing lists; I have been
using it for three years for more than 30 different lists which it
handles with great aplomb. It is fast, efficient and easy and has
reduced the number of emails I download on my main account by
something like 1000 messages a day at peak. It works /brilliantly/ for
mailing lists and its threading is superb; indeed, it is smart enough
to start a new thread when someone starts a new conversation by
changing a subject line, which it appears many people's programs can't
do.

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