That would explain its unpopularity, of course.
If it's popular, it *must* be right.
Given the task at hand, given the needs of the users, given the
recently described hassles, is mailing-list technology the best
design and solution for this task?
Consider this: if some portion of an *sql backed board of some variety
goes up in a puff of magic smoke, that knowledge can be lost forever.
If several copies of a particular thread exist, there is at least the
possibility of future retrieval.
In fact, we've seen just such a scenario recently with the archive
rebuild. Several members indicated that they had partial or complete
coverage and were willing to make them available for recovery.
Assuming the purpose of these lists is to disseminate and maintain
knowledge related to classic computing before it disappears forever,
which of the alternatives better serves to meet said goal?
-dhbarr.
