agreed !
dom from Paris where Springs seems to settle down for good ..
Avital a écrit :
Sue and others,
I meant only that majordomo is not as user-friendly as some of the
newer programs. But it does work! It just has some difficulty dealing
with HTML, certain codes, and very polite subscription requests from
Tamara. ;-P I don't think updating it would be feasible. Arachne is
hosted at Panix.com, where Liz works (last time I was in touch with
her), so it's basically free. Majordomo is the list software and it is
robust and reliable. It's been years since I can recall the list ever
going down for any reason. I would say that as long as there's a human
(me) who can sort out subscription difficulties, there's no reason to
change. Liz doesn't want to be involved on a day-to-day level with
Arachne at the moment and I don't mind the little time it takes to
keep an eye on things because I'm connected to a computer almost all
my waking hours anyway. So the current arrangement seems to be
working.
The bigger list hosts, like Yahoo Groups, offer more whistles and
bells but you would really be opening the floodgates. The list would
balloon in size overnight. As someone pointed out, it could be
switched to a moderated list, but that's a lot more work for the
moderators (I would need help because I'm off-line during Jewish
holidays) and it makes the list a bit anemic when you have to wait a
few hours for your message to appear. One of the reasons that this
list has, in my opinion, kept its original flavour so well and
remained such a helpful and civil list is because it's off the beaten
path. It's a little harder to find and it spreads mostly by word of
mouth, so it attracts very few trolls and flamers. Honestly, I think
it's better to leave the list as it is, unless Panix.com starts to
have really serious problems.
Best wishes,
Avital
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Sue Fink <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Avital,
Your comment that majordomo is becoming creaky is of some concern. It is
only to be expected though after being in use all those years and technology
advancing. Should we be looking at updating in some way? Perhaps we could
all contribute a little to the cost as I am sure there will be some! Who
knows about these things? Should we be talking to Liz about it and seeing
what can be done and can we help in some way.
Sincerely,
Sue Fink,
Masterton, New Zealand
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