> But I still don't understand why groups choose mailing lists over > newsgroups. Weren't newsgroups designed with this kind of thing in > mind? By default you just download the headers without having to get > the text of every message, you can subscribe and unsubscribe from them > without impacting your regular email account. I know you can just get > email headers if you want, but that means I have to set my regular email > account up all 'header only' or all downloading everything.
True, newsgroups are VERY similar to mail. I use them too for other stuff. However I use news for groups I follow very unregularly (from time to time). Forums I use only when there are problems I need to solve and I am looking hard for solutions, mail I use for groups I want to follow very closely (and even participate in replying to issues such as this :). CU W PS. About you remark that ppl repeat the context of the reply. I like this since it allows me to follow threads more easily. If only the reply would be present I would need to find the mail to which this reply was intented. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
