WG/OBIT/Forum Needs

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What's wrong with the current scheme

 * sender email visible to all - leads to folks needing to manage secondary email addresses
 * clunky archive reading
 * unable to respond to deleted messages
 * unable to respond to threads without configured email client
 * Unable to squelch out threads on an individual basis

Suggested requirements

 * public archive for browsing threaded conversations
 * ability to respond with just a web browser
 * subscriptions to individual threads, with email notification of new postings
 * managed internal to #obit -> archives, backups, ability to relocate if necessary

Host/Software Criteria

 * Managed internally
 * Open Source Software (1)
 * Transparency
 * Publicly accessible (not hidden)