shengchieh Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Pardon me if I am in the wrong place - moderator, move me if desired.I hardly know PHP so let me share an idea for you PHP developers ...There is no free PHP discussion mailing list - just free Perl mailing lists. And many - I didn'tcheck all - requires you to "own" the server. I am guessing that it would be hard for PHP scriptsto read incoming emails to the discussion mailing list. A workaround is to have people post/replyon a web browser - allowing PHP scripts to work and send emails out. Messages would come from[email protected], but browser is use to post reply/new topic.A typical message looks like ... topic ... ... message ... Do not reply or email [email protected] . If you wish to reply, click {reply URL}. If you wish to start a new topic, click {new topic URL}. If you wish to see your profile, click {profile URL}. In other words, the PHP script looks like a discussion mailing list except the user clicks anURL link (instead of "reply" or "new") if that person wants to reply or start a new topic.It is probably too late for me - we are on FluxBB, a lightweight forum with email subscriptions.But I would still like to know if someone tries to do this.For computer illiterates, a discussion mailing list is much easier than a forum. Teaching themjust to click a link (to write something) is much easier than navigating thru a forum.Sheng-Chieh Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/284784-create-a-free-php-almost-discussion-mailing-list/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 PHP can handle incoming mai. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/284784-create-a-free-php-almost-discussion-mailing-list/#findComment-1462435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shengchieh Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 In that case someone could make a free PHP discussion mailing list. There are currently none right now. I checked everywhere including hotscripts.com, thefreecountry.com, freemailguide.com, sourcecodeonline.com and DuckDuckGo. It's an open opportunity to fill a need. Right now, there are only free Perl scripts that requires you to "own" the server. Sheng-Chieh Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/284784-create-a-free-php-almost-discussion-mailing-list/#findComment-1462468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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