[TriLUG] forum software as an alternative to email?

[Matt Pusateri]

Tanner Lovelace wrote:
> On 8/15/07, Chris Calloway <cbc at unc.edu> wrote:
>   
>> Andy wrote:
>>     
>>> NO.  It doesn't.
>>>       
>> Ah, but this does:
>>
>> http://gmane.org/
>>
>> Insanely great free and open source service. List as forum, blog, and
>> news; RSS feeds four ways, and traffic stats. Obfuscates email addresses
>> on request. Spam filter. Optional backup. No GeeMale required. Everybody
>> FOSS uses it.
>>     
>
> In the past, when people have signed up the TriLUG list for outside archivers
> like this, the Steering Committee has politely e-mailed the archivers and
> requested we be removed.  This is because of the following line in our
> Articles of Incorporation:
>
> "Any membership information gathered, including but not limited to name,
> contact information, and any optional demographic information, will be
> treated as confidential information."
>
> If the mailing list is archived outside of TriLUG servers, where if
> you'll notice,
> we do obscure the e-mail address in our archives, then that has in the past
> been deemed a breach of confidentiality of our members' contact information.
>
> So, that's what the situation has been in the past.  The situation in the future
> is whatever we want to make of it, but just keep in mind that we need to
> either conform to the AoI or if we prefer, change it.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner
>
>   

It does not look like we obscure email address in our archives.