At 14:01 09/05/2001, you wrote: >In theory, this works. but I for one prefer the current mail list method. > >Currently, I am still stuck using a 56k modem and must share a connection with >other members of my family. > >With the amount of traffic on my mail account, I have configured my mail to be >downloaded while any of the family members are online. This means that I can >come home later and read through the latest posts without having to be >online and >tying up the phone line. That's a point. >I also find that there is too hard to follow long online threads, you >spend too >much time re downloading the previous posts just to remind you what >happened the >previous day. This takes too much time with the amount of content going >through >these lists daily. > >In closing I have to ask if you have set up a filter for this mail. If >not, I'd >look into it. I makes it very easy to sort the posts into another folder to >allow easy reading of your more important emails. I do it, Eudora has good filtering support. But "it's not enough": Even if you receive all the different lists (I suscribed to help, dev, widget and annouce), I (and thus you too) receive all the stuff about topics you sometimes don't care about. There is no ultimate solution... I have a permanent connection, no bandwidth restriction, so a forum-like solution is for me more suited. Never mind, it was just an idea. I understand your arguments, and agree with that Marc PS: Nobody knows about a buletin-board system that also can send masssive mail, � la mailing list ? :-) _______________________________________________ Dynapi-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dynapi-dev
