On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:16:33 +0300 softwatt <softw...@gmx.com> wrote:
> I have been contemplating the merits of mailing lists and comparing > them with those of forums, [snip] > If you're really impatient and prefer examples, head to the "usage > example" at the bottom of the mail and skip the rest. > > Advantages of mailing lists: > - Integrated with your mailing client > - Filters > - Work offline > - Builtin PGP support > - several others I haven't mentioned, but most of them stem from #1 You missed the biggest 2 advantages of mailing lists: 1) The messages come to you, you don't need to remember to go out to two dozen forums to find your conversations. 2) You don't need to log in to post a reply. I'm on several forums. But invariably, as time goes on, I forget their existence. The day's just too busy to walk around the web visiting groups. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141010104108.79d01...@mydesq2.domain.cxm