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Re: I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest server [telecom]

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I got an email from Garrett WOllman at csail: he did me a big favor,
and installed the Apache2 web server and PHP software needed for our day-to-day
operations on the new "telecom digest" server.

Thanks you, sir: you're a professional, and I'm not, so kudos to you
and your team. 

I've been using our "backup" server for the last few days, and in the
process, I've realized that the Telecom Digest's internal work-flow
and software are in need of a major overhaul: I've been doing things
by hand that were automated on the old server, but thinking about the
scripts and lisp that I've put together - and am now doing without -
has made it obvious that I need to go back to the drawing board and
redesign a process which grew willy-nilly over decades.

So, I'm going to stay on the backup machine for another few days,
while I make notes and plans.

I've just turned 70, and although I still feel my mind is sharp, I
must be realistic: the system has to be simplified and must have much
better documentation if it's going to work when I'm much further along
the road. I welcome help and suggestions, especially with the tasks
shown in the following list:

1. I have to take the daily "Digest" email (the one most subscribers
   get) and turn it into a web page so that those with only web-based
   access can read the digest on the web.  Currently, that is a semi-automated 
   process, but I'm going to try to automate it completely: the rules and
   procedure steps can be defined, and the scripts written, by anyone
   experienced in awk or sed or (insert your favorite tool here).

2. The old server has procmail rules which detected posts that didn't
   have complete headers, and put them in separate mailboxes where I
   would work on them by hand. There needs to be an automatic process
   for those changes, too.

3. I'd like to learn how to either

   a. Adapt the regular web page for better visibility on mobile
      devices with small screens, or ...

   b. Learn how to detect a browser's screen resolution and/or size,
      and deliver the content specific to that device.

4. Construct, code, test, and implement a moderation process which
   doesn't require specialized knowlege, so that "Guest" moderators
   aren't left flailing around in Linux-land just to do me a favor. It
   would have to include:

   a. Methods to modify posts before publication if needed. 

   b. Provision for moderation via email, without need for modifying
      the headers of a post that requires repair. That will mean an
      automated pre-moderation process which will benefit me as well
      as those whom help if I'm sick or on vacation.

5. Other improvements that I don't yet know I need. Suggestions
   welcome.

Bill Horne

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Re: [telecom] I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest  server Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> - 2022-08-03 17:55 -0400
  Re: [telecom] I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest  server Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> - 2022-08-04 15:37 +0000
    Re: I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest server [telecom] "Bill Horne" <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> - 2022-08-08 05:34 +0000
      Re: I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest server [telecom] "Marco Moock" <mo01@remove-this.posteo.de> - 2022-08-08 13:43 +0200
        Re: I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest server [telecom] Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> - 2022-08-08 21:44 +0000
      Re: I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest server [telecom] Telecom Digest Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> - 2022-08-09 20:18 +0000
  Re: [telecom] I'm still trying to reconnect with the Telecom Digest server "Scott Dorsey" <kludge@panix.com> - 2022-09-17 21:16 +0000

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