FWIW @koherecoWatchdog, Discourse can act as a (subpar) mailing list.
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bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
@cnx @koherecoWatchdog it's about if mail is first class citizen or an afterthought though. mailing lists with good web interfaces for searching archives etc. are a sweet spot imho.
TBH @bonifartius and @koherecoWatchdog, I’d like to believe that Discourse web interface is the afterthought one since it’s much worse than its mailing list experience. The UI/UX is crippled if JS is enabled but search doesn’t work without it. It’s beyond me why it’s so widely adopted.