<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>I know it doesn't seem like a CMS would simplify things, and from the perspective of the underlying stack, it doesn't, but from the perspective of most normal, content-contributing humans, having a CMS simplifies things tremendously.<br><br>But I agree with the idea of separating web-server from mail-server unless there's a good reason to keep them together.<br><span><br><span name="x"></span>David L. Willson<br>Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>RHCE MCT MCSE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP<br>tel://720.333.LANS<br>Freedom is better when you earn it. Learn Linux.<span name="x"></span><br></span><br><hr id="zwchr"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top"><br>I agree with Paul Webb, consider simlifing by using HTML, which is a very easy language,<br>even for non-technical people. Keep the actual Web Pages simple, so any volunteer,<br>years from now, can take over.<br><br>Decouple both the Mailing List and the Forum from the web page, and from each other.<br>Make every effort to keep all 3 as simple as possible and well commented.<br>If each of the 3 were on different platforms, that would be even better.<br><br>The actual Web Page(s) do not need to be interactive. They need to be accurate and up to date.<br><br>When saying "decouple" I mean eliminate uneeded linkages, for example Programatic<br>linkages; I, of course, did not mean ordinary, common, simple internet linkages.<br><br>When you ask for volunteers that must have Drupal experience, or php, or Javascript, or<br>Servlet exprience, you really cut down on
your pool of possibile volunteers.<br><br>Rex<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 1/27/12, M Paul Webb <i><hsechmvt@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: M Paul Webb <hsechmvt@yahoo.com><br>Subject: Re: [clue] Website software<br><br><br><div id="yiv684868322"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><span>One thing about reading these e-mails I do not understand, and I wish someone would make it clear. Why does your website have to be Drupal? Why not just a simple CSS and HTML? <br></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><br>_______________________________________________<br>clue mailing list: clue@cluedenver.org<br>For information, account preferences, or to unsubscribe see:<br>http://cluedenver.org/mailman/listinfo/clue</blockquote><br></div></body></html>