Hi Dave, sorry for the late answer, Le jeudi 5 mars 2026, 10:37:50 heure normale d’Europe centrale Dave Cridland a écrit :
On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 at 20:44, Goffi <goffi@goffi.org> wrote:
I would be happy to install an instance somewhere for XSF (in coming months), so we can test.
Does this need special rights? If it's "just" a docker image or two, I can host that. (Ancient machines but a decent connection, so no real running costs to me).
It needs a configured XMPP server, then it's a component to add. The gateway uses an existing email account (via IMAP/SMTP) so ideally, their should be gateways on XMPP server so people can use their own credentials. But we can also use a dedicated email address (either with read-only forum to test, or to write but then it will be sent from the test email).
As you imply, the main problem with MUC vs Mailing List is asynchronicity and form, so maybe a forum system which is also a mailing list would satisfy a lot of people.
The main advantage here is that the current system stay in place and is not modified at all. But people wanting a more modern and user-friendly UX can have it, and it's XMPP.
I also wonder if it'd be useful for the IETF, which has similar struggles.
Maybe grab me privately and we'll see what we can do.
I was talking about coming months because I have too much on the table right now, and I'm actually also working on improving installation.
Dave.
Best, Goffi