[OT] Re: Tango heap is dangerous

[Chris R. Miller]

BCS wrote:
> Reply to tim,
>> I usually complain about news groups. I think they are so obsolete
>> with  web message boards aka forums. I was really annoyied to find
>> that  http://dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1 was closed down and
>> replaced  with a newsgroup here. It's a major step BACKWARDS into the
>> past. If all  this was on a forum we would not have to worry about
>> identity stealing.
> 
> FWIW: I *never* use forums if I have /any/ other choice. And that 
> includes just dropping using whatever the forums is about.
> 
> If D only had a forum, in all likely hood, I would not use D.
> 
> If tango had a NG, in all likely hood, I'd be using it right now (I 
> don't for that and other reasons).

What about mailing lists, such as Google Groups?  They allow you to 
treat it as a forum or as a mailing list.