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Mike, If I follow your logic here, please correct me if I'm wrong, would that mean I could subscribe to a document that say John has uploaded and when he makes a revision to it I could see some type of notification of it (RSS, email, etc)? -t On Dec 14, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Mike McLeod wrote: > One of the reasons we built SWAP was so that we could create > customized information products depending on the needs of the client. > Since the architecture is open and transparent, it's easy enough to > construct whatever sort of information type would be most useful. For > example, the system can generate email messages, it can generate RSS > feeds, it can allow users to subscribe to particular threads and > receive updates on just those - or it can do ALL of those things. The > data can be repurposed into pretty much any form necessary. > > Mike > > > On Dec 14, 2007 10:51 AM, Troy Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> John, >> >> The presentation yesterday by Trevor Barnes showed that you could >> subscribe >> to a thread, or a whole forum, and receive email when there are new >> posts >> either as they happen, daily digest or weekly digest, so yes. >> Seems that >> might still give others the "push" communication they like from the >> list >> serve, and then if they want to respond clicking on the link to >> take them to >> the forum. >> >> Not sure if SWAP has that or not. >> >> -t >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2007, at 10:27 AM, John Gorentz wrote: >> Do any of these bulletin board systems give you the ability to post >> as well >> as receive messages via e-mail? (I just now took a quick look at >> the >> vbulletin faq and didn't see obvious evidence of such a feature.) >> >> John Gorentz >> >> At 01:19 AM 12/14/2007, Peter J Murray wrote: >> To complicate things a bit. >> >> PHPbb3 is now gold and out. http://www.phpbb.com >> vBulletin 3.7 will be adding several SWAP like features. >> http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249460 >> Being added: thread tagging, user created groups, improved member >> profile >> page, and more. >> >> As evidenced by the flurry of messages on NAG after the meeting, >> despite >> votes to the contrary, it seems that asynchronous communications are >> important to the group, and a forum would be a great way to keep our >> respective mailboxes clean, and still engage in lively discussions. >> As >> someone else mentioned, it would do 80% of what we want. >> >> Peter Murray >> James Madison >> >> Ehren Benson wrote: >> >> >> >> Troy, >> >> >> >> What I mentioned was PHPbb3 (version 3). This is an option that's >> on the >> same functional level of Vbulletin, however offers (I think) more >> features >> both for administrators, moderators and users. Of course the other >> benefit >> is it is open source. It also has built in LDAP and other directory >> connect >> ability. As I mentioned RC8 of it just came out December 1, so the >> full >> version should be available sometime late this month or in January. >> >> >> >> I would love to see a forum at least spring out of this that may be >> a bit >> more user friendly than an email list, and given the fact that >> something of >> its nature is fairly simple to get going that even if it's not the >> top rank >> could rank high in the ease of implementation. >> >> >> >> I too was surprised that there were so many "other" votes and not >> many >> "other" options brought forward when the floor was opened up. >> >> >> >> /Ehren >> >> >> >> Ehren J. Benson, MCSE >> >> >> >> *Windows Systems Administrator* >> >> >> >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> >> >> 517-355-9200 x2569 >> >> >> >> *From:* MSU Network Administrators Group >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On >> Behalf Of *Troy Murray >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:07 PM >> >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> >> *Subject:* [MSUNAG] Collaboration Option "D" - Other >> >> >> >> This morning at the MSU IT Exchange we were shown three >> collaboration tools, >> vBulletin, SWAP and Angel. During the voting we were asked which >> one we'd >> choose, along with an option "D - Other". As I remember, there were >> a number >> of votes for "D - Other", but when it was opened up to suggestions >> there was >> only one, PHPvB I believe. >> >> >> >> This lead me to wonder why "D - Other" was voted so much; was it >> because >> what was seen in the three solutions wasn't liked, because it was >> felt there >> is a better solution but not sure what it is or felt there is a >> better >> solution but were hesitant to mention it during the session? >> >> >> >> Just curious what your thoughts were. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Troy Murray >> >> Developer >> >> Michigan State University >> >> Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) >> >> 100 Conrad Hall >> >> East Lansing, MI 48824 >> >> Phone: 517-432-4248 >> >> Fax: 517-353-9420 >> >> E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> Calendar >> >> HTML - http://www.icalx.com/html/troymurray72/month.php?cal=BRIC+Work >> >> iCalendar - http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics >> >> >> -- >> >> Troy Murray >> Developer >> Michigan State University >> Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) >> 100 Conrad Hall >> East Lansing, MI 48824 >> Phone: 517-432-4248 >> Fax: 517-353-9420 >> E-mail: [log in to unmask] >> Calendar >> HTML - http://www.icalx.com/html/troymurray72/month.php?cal=BRIC+Work >> iCalendar - http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics >> -- Troy Murray Developer Michigan State University Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Calendar HTML - http://www.icalx.com/html/troymurray72/month.php?cal=BRIC+Work iCalendar - http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics