[consulting] Re: [CS community] Reverse Bounty: og2list - mailing list support for Organic Groups

[Kieran Lal]

On Apr 21, 2006, at 2:51 PM, Rob Thorne wrote:

> Zach,
>
> My recent work on CiviNode, a module for CiviCRM/Drupal  
> integration, already allows you to make a CiviCRM group look to  
> Drupal as if it was an organic group.
>
> Mailing to list via og2list should "just work" when CiviNode og  
> support is enabled.
>
> The code is still in development, but the needed features for  
> og2list support are already in and working.
>
> You can find details in the "Projects" section on Drupal.org

Does this solve the riding problem?

Kieran

>
>
> Rob Thorne
> Torenware Networks
>
> Zack Rosen wrote:
>> (Cross-posted on Drupal.org[1])
>>
>> Og2list is an add-on module for Organic Goups[2]. It will provide  
>> full blown mailinglist support for groups created within a Drupal  
>> website. You can see a demonstration of early og2list  
>> functionality in this screencast[3]. We hope to add og2list  
>> support to groups.drupal.org[4] when development work is complete.
>>
>> Implemented features that need to be tested and debugged
>>
>> * Subscriber management through Organic Groups
>> * Email sending and recieving to subscribers synced with Drupal.  
>> Content posted to groups is sent out to subscribers, replies sent  
>> to lists are posted as threaded comments and new threads can be  
>> initiated via email. Currently only supports EXIM mail environment.
>> * Mailinglist import script. Currently supports Lyris
>>
>> Features in active development:
>>
>> * Administration of mailing lists through email commands.
>> * Sending of file upload links for file attachments on Drupal nodes.
>> * User selectable list options, including to not recieve email and  
>> to choose the mail format (text or HTML).
>> * Ability to disable mail sending and receiving for a group, with  
>> old mails sent after a group is re-enabled.
>> * PostFix support in addition to EXIM.
>> * Robust re-threading of out-of-time messages.
>> * Parsing of multipart MIME mails.
>>
>> Future development (not covered in this bounty)
>>
>>  * CiviCRM integration that will enable users to email CiviCRM  
>> groups.
>>
>> We think og2list will be a very important contribution of critical  
>> functionality to the Drupal project. While we are living in the  
>> age of "Web 2.0" web-application innovation, most collaboration  
>> that takes part in online communities is still facilitated through  
>> mailinglists. Properly integrating mailinglist functionality  
>> inside a Drupal platform will allow communities to leverage the  
>> best of both worlds; the timeliness and convience of email based  
>> collaboration combined with powerful features only avaliable  
>> through the Drupal platform.
>>
>> We need $7,500US to complete og2list functionality and battle test  
>> it to get it ready for prime-time. CivicSpace Inc has managed and  
>> developed the functionality so far and will complete the  
>> development work and testing with funding in place. A grant from  
>> the IRDC has gotten the project very far along but we need  
>> partners to help carry this project through to completion. If you  
>> are able to contribute please contact me: zack [at] civicspacelabs  
>> [dot] org.
>>
>> [1] http://drupal.org/node/59785
>> [2] http://drupal.org/project/og
>> [3] http://www.archive.org/download/organicgroups_og2list/ 
>> drupal_og_og2list.mov
>> [4] http://groups.drupal.org
>>
>> -Zack
>>
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