On 7 Feb 2001, at 21:34, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
> It's dead for lots of reasons. Here's my take on things...
Aww Chuq, tell us what you *really* think.<g>
The one time (back then) I responded to you privately, my address had
been blocked from your site (at least that was the message I
received). I won't make that mistake again. <g>
I left originally because the discussion had gotten way off track
when a certain someone came aboard and essentially took over the
discussion. Much had nothing to do with actual list management
issues, only with his issues. I seem to recall the list underwent
moderation for a time, but while *some* people's emails went through
rather quickly, others (such as mine) were delayed. I said 'nuf and
moved on.
I got wind of this list because of Rob Novak (you still here?) who
pointed me in this direction because I wanted to be a responsible
list owner.
I've run lists using LISTPROC, majordomo, Smart list (is that still
around?) and LISTSERV. I currently run a list hosting site called
LISTHOST.com (not to be confused with LISTHOST.net) out of my home
using a 128k connection. I've looked at Lyris, but have shied away
for 3 reasons:
1. Needs at least 128k of bandwidth
2. Their web message interface and searching is non-intuitive
3. It doesn't offer the ability to send many digests over the course
of the day, which would affect over 500 of my digest subscribers on
AOL.
It would be paradise when LISTSERV classic would become affordable to
those of us who don't have deep pockets. Currently, my basic costs
to run the lists are close to 5k per year.
I've stayed away from Yahoo/Egroups because I don't have a lot of
faith in the business model and I have a basic distrust of their
privacy policy. This is based upon creating a username, subscribing
it to a list on Egroups after taking all the precautions to not get
spam, and promptly being spammed.
My problems running the lists are largely centered around copyright
issues (because people seem to think my archives can be freely
distributed) and education of the list members.
I have learned there are lots of different ways to manage a list, but
my main focus is to make the content a resource and available to all.
Have a nice day.
Amy
Amy
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