Agreed, but you have to remember to GO THERE. E-mail comes to me and my e-mail client rejects most of the spam and sorts the good stuff into folders. Much easier
Samudra Haque wrote: > With a forum, you can unclutter your mailbox, and also the forum > system can always tag messages according to a timeline/subject/thread > whatsoever, so if you are really busy (are we not all busy ... its a > hobby of course) then just wait to log on, and then when you do, the > system can show you (if desired) all of the unread messages in the > various topics you are subscribed to (Think: USENET Newsgroup style > focus) unless you wish to say "catchup" and then all is marked as > read. > > In your current system of receiving messages from the "amsat-bb" > mailing list, unless you have a very large mailbox and never delete > your message pool, you are (we are..) all keeping separate message > copies for each and every reply, instead of just the delta's for each > message kept on a server somewhere. This method is not only bandwidth > inefficient, it also means YOU the user are responsible for tracking > your threads and keeping up to date. Would you not wish to lessen your > burden just a little bit by having the system keep track of where you > are in your hobby ? > > If you like, the forum can also mail all relevant postings to you as > regular SMTP mail, so if you don't like the forum, that's ok too. > > -samudra N3RDX > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Tony Langdon <vk3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> At 08:37 AM 10/27/2009, Samudra Haque wrote: >> >> >>> Yes, I usually take care to divide my correspondence amongst the >>> particular groups I am working with, and this is also the basis in >>> which I recently proposed moving to (a) moderated forum (such as >>> phpBB) or (b) sub-dividing the amsat-bb list into amsat-engineering >>> >> If AMSAT goes to a forum, I'm out of here, I can't cope with the volume of >> messages on a forum, much easier in email. Email lists can be moderated >> too, but the separation might be a good way to simplify ITAR compliance. >> >> 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL >> http://vkradio.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.31/2458 - Release Date: 10/25/09 > 08:10:00 > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
