I think having a choice would be good. Sympa allows the use of a MySQL user database. And while I don't want to get into a Sympa vs. Mailman debate I have to say that the feature is attractive because it presents opportunities for those who want their MLM to be an integrated part of a bigger tool. There is a need for collaborative tools that go beyond the mailing list but I believe the mailing list is the foundation, the glue. And being able to easily integrate a proven MLM such as Mailman into a variety of scenarios would be a Good Thing.
Zope / Plone + Mailman
PHP/MySQL tools (eg Postnuke) + Mailman
whatever-your-heart-desires + Mailman
Cheers, Kevin
At 10:12 PM 01/05/03 +0200, Charlie Clark wrote:
We are currently using a generic RDBMS adapter which is available (commercially) from the developer; I assume there are others out there. This is a non-trivial piece of work so I think it may be a while before it is part of core mailman. I cannot recommend using MySQL for this because it will not enforce data integrity which is one of the key reasons for using an RDBMS in my view another being size: our lists are due to get very, very big (100.000 + users) I think Mailman's data store gets pretty bloated on such lists.
Charlie