Re: Join the New EDI-L List at Yahoo! Groups

[Werner, James K]

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> One of the strengths of the UCOP list has been the wide acceptance of
> different views. There is little chance of this continuing with a list
> hosted by a "vested interest" such as DISA,
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Ken,
Is it possible you believe DISA would secretly moderate the content by not posting 
anti-EDI content? Or would people who have such views be afraid to post them?

Here's an issue: Yahoo is a commercial enterprise - more likely to screen content than 
a non-profit organization like DISA.
DISA's resources are dedicated to the data interchange problem space...I think they 
want an open forum...that's how we improve the solution. ;^)

Jkw
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> From:         Ken Steel[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:         Sunday, September 16, 2001 17:08
> Subject:      Re: Join the New EDI-L List at Yahoo! Groups
>
> > Your suggestion that DISA consider hosting a new EDI-L list is a good
> > one......hello Alan Kotok or other DISA people on this list. What do you
> > think? DISA already hosts other lists that support the work of many of the
> > X12 subcommittees and their work groups plus the XML-EDI list. I would
> > strongly support DISA hosing the new EDI-L list so that I can kill the Yahoo
> > ids I've had to set up.
>
> Rachel,
>
> One of the strengths of the UCOP list has been the wide acceptance of
> different views. There is little chance of this continuing with a list
> hosted by a "vested interest" such as DISA,
> but yahoo probably would be free of this constraint.
>
> The opposition to Yahoo is rather surprising. Why not give it a go until
> there is evidence on which to make a decision?
>
> BTW, I have just registered for the list and it seems to be working OK.
> The other registrations that everyone seems unhappy with are not
> necesary.
>
> Regards,
> Ken
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> Ken Steel                ICARIS Services
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