Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

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Re: XML-RPC mailing list?

Author:	skip@mojam.com
Posted:	8/16/1999; 10:50:18 AM
Topic:	XML-RPC mailing list?
Msg #:	9564 (In response to 9561)
Prev/Next:	9563 / 9565

Dave wrote:

We could add email notification to the XML-RPC DG.

I guess I'm a bit confused. I visit http://www.xmlrpc.com/ and it directs me to http://discuss.userland.com/msgReader$947 which looks like an anchor message for XML-RPC in a larger discussion group. I then jump to http://discuss.userland.com/topics and see lots of topics, many of which don't appear to be related to XML-RPC.

If I sign up for email notification, what will I get in my email:

1. copies of the XML-RPC postings

2. copies of all discuss.userland.com postings

3. pointers to one or the other of the above postings

? Will I be able to send email messages from my fave editor and have them show up as postings in one or another UserLand discussion group? Does more than one discussion group actually exist?

I use XML-RPC from Python and support it for our application from both Perl and Java. I'm sure all the other stuff that is on the discussion group is valuable in the correct context, but my context doesn't overlap much with Frontier or other UserLand activities except at the XML-RPC interface.

I think the lack of an XML-RPC mailing list (or at least a group of some kind that could be gatewayed to/from email) hurts the XML-RPC community. It's a fine piece of work, and I think there are probably a lot more people who use it than traffic on this discussion group would suggest. The discussion-group-only format hurts several ways.

1. By being mixed in with other UserLand/Frontier discussions, its visibility is diluted.

2. The less focused nature of the discussion group reduces the chances that someone like myself will participate actively.

3. Having to visit the web site to follow topics or post messages also reduces my participation. I don't have the time or inclination to visit a web site on a regular basis to read what is effectively email. I really want email.

4. I'm not sure what other other people have for message editors, but Netscape's widget (at least as it exists on the Unix flavor of the browser) really sucks compared to a decent text editor (take your pick).<p> 5. There's no ability to CC or BCC other people or other lists, nor can I create file copies of my posts for later reference.<p> 6. If I can't follow the discussion group for awhile, I come back and have to wade through a huge sea of posts looking for the old XML-RPC content. My email software will just quietly toss those messages into the correct mailbox, where they will sit patiently for the latest storm to subside so I can read them.<p> Sorry to pop in like this. I haven't visited the discussion group for several months (for all the reasons stated above), but the topic keeps resurfacing on my frontal lobe every couple of weeks. I'd like to interact with other people using or interested in XML-RPC. Email just seems like a much better medium for this stuff.<p> Skip <br><br><hr><b>There are responses to this message:</b><ul><li> <a href="msg009565.html">Re: XML-RPC mailing list?</a>, Dave Winer, 8/16/1999; 11:20:48 AM<p></ul> <br><br><hr>This page was archived on 6/13/2001; 4:51:56 PM.<br><br>© Copyright 1998-2001 <a href="http://www.userland.com/">UserLand Software</a>, Inc. </blockquote></blockquote> </body> </html>