[Templates] TT2 bug

[Andy Wardley]

> But isn't it a little embarrasing to use a python program for a perl
> mailing list? :-)

It is, yes.  :-)

But to be fair, it is highly featureful and this is the only "bug"
I've found.  And even that may be more of a bug in our SMTP config than a
mailman problem.

But yes, the most annoying thing is that I don't grok python enough to 
be able to hack on it.  Nothing against the language but it's just not 
Perl.

> Would like to fins some perl alternative... (Then I could fix any problems
> in it, and extend it...)

I'm about to start a project for Canon to build a conglomerated 
mailing list / bulletin board / FAQ-maker / web archive to allow 
Canon customers to find out about, discuss, ask question on Canon 
products, etc.   Think of an online "User's Club" to get an idea.

I've been prototyping with FAQ-O-Matic which is nice but very hard to 
customise.  I've been dreaming of a fully-functional engine to handle
the back end for accepting submission via the web or email, and then 
acting as a cental dispatcher to forward messages on.  I'm thinking that
you could subscribe to a mailing list, set filtering options to ignore
certain subjects, read and/or post via the web if you prefer, provide
simple editing commands for moderators to automatically build discussions
into FAQ's (like FAQ-O-Matic), maybe even go as far as a Slashdot like 
environment, and so on, and so on.

Of course, the front end would be template driven allowing anyone to 
install it and simply hack a few templates to get their own look and 
feel, to change the layout, or whatever.  Or you could hack on the back
end without having to wade through loads of embedded HTML stuff. 

I also notice that a recent discussion on one of the Perl6 lists 
was suggesting such a thing.  I think this would be a real killer 
app and of course, a great example of what TT2 can do.  I'm sure we 
could find a dozen or so people interested in working on this and
have something built in no time.

It might also make an excellent subject for an ongoing column in a 
magazine such as Web Techniques.  Anyone know anyone who writes for 
such a journal?  :-)


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