I'm a new subscriber too. When I found over 40 messages in my JSP inbox one day
last week, my first idea was that I should sign off this jumbo list before my
email box bursts. However, after I read all the messages through (esp. the ASP
vs. JSP arguments), I got a much better understanding in JSP and become a big
fan of this list. Now I am even considering the possibility to adopt JSP rather
than ASP for my current OA project.
>From the standpoint of our JSP newbies, it's really a great honour to get such a
big amount of feedback from the veterans on a question like "what is the so
great about JSP".
I truly understand that for programmers like Norman, who "only need to review
the pure technical postings each day", it is indeed a waste of time to delete
the "ASP vs. JSP" stuff every day. I am sorry for this. But for a relatively new
technology like JSP, isn't it one of the purposes of this mail list to INTRODUCE
the knowledge and know-how to newcomers? There is a need for this.
IMHO, the clever moderators of this list should balance the newbies' need and
the need for "pure technical postings". Subdividing the list can be a way to
customize messages, but I wish some of us can think of a better way. Besides, an
email list is more accessible than a "comp.lang.jsp" Usenet newsgroup.
Eric
Kirkdorffer, Daniel wrote:
> Historically this list has not been so active. I'm actually curious as to
> what publicity has caused the sudden upswell of mailings?
>
> Dan
>
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> > From: Ted Syrett[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Reply To: Ted Syrett
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 1:30 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Is this list getting too big?
> >
> > <<File: vcard.vcf>>
> > Hi Norm,
> >
> > I'm a new subscriber to this list, within the past week, and already I
> > have
> > the same reaction you expressed. The solution, to me, appears to be a
> > Usenet newsgroup. That has two advantages over a Majordomo list for
> > topics of broad and lasting interest:
> >
> > 1. Right away, you can separate the activity of reading email (which
> > resembles catching up with voicemail) from that of scanning the
> > newsgroup (which is more like reading a magazine).
> > 2. You can take the convenience level a step farther by using a Web-
> > based service such as DejaNews, Newsguy or RemarQ; these
> > outfits archive several days' worth of most newsgroups' activity
> > and make it easy to pick out only what most interests you.
> >
> > I can see that there's a "comp.lang.java.beans" already out there, but
> > no "comp.lang.jsp". Any volunteers to start such a group?
> >
> > Ted Syrett
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 650-254-4005
> > ____________________________________________________________
> >
> > Norman Katz wrote:
> >
> > > Today I received 45 messages in my JSP inbox.
> > > It seems as though this list is getting very big over
> > > the past week or so. It's great that interest is
> > > starting to peak, but I'd like to suggest to the
> > > moderator to consider breaking it into sub-topics.
> > >
> > > There are a number of emails dealing with product
> > > promotions that would best be handled in a side-band
> > > forum. Also, it would help to move the ASP vs. JSP
> > > stuff over at this point since this is IMHO rudimentary.
> > > If anyone else has suggestions for how to
> > > subdivide the list, perhaps we can come to a consensus.
> > >
> > > In any case, it may be time for the moderator to become
> > > more selective about what gets posted and what doesn't at
> > > this point. It would certainly help me out to know that
> > > I only need to review the pure technical postings each day.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Norm
> > >
> > >
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