> I do wonder whether this move is actually decimating the list membership > - or is it weeding out those that just can't be bothered to unsubscribe? > What it is doing, to my mind, is diluting the LEM identity since the > lists are being lost in the mass of other Google Groups, including other > Mac ones.
Won't peeps find out about them the same way - via LEM as they did before - is the fact it is hosted by google any different from it being hosted by maclaunch ? Apart from the fact it might be more reliable and with daft filtering rules ? > On the technical side of things, I have already got a Gmail account and > so signing up was relatively easy. Once done I found problems with the > Gmail filtering and bounced several emails around with the Google > support until I explained to them how to fix the problem and suggested > I have yet to > work out how to route my Group emails to a non-Gmail account without > either forwarding them (thus messing with the headers in a manner I'd > rather avoid) or setting up a second Gmail account specifically for the > Groups (which seems a PITA, I'd rather not have yet another account). I just signed my normal email address up without issue on google - what's gmail got to do with it ? > Alternatives involve abandoning LEM and that involves the possibility of > splitting the list membership. Setting up a new list elsewhere is the > easy bit (it's just technical, and taking this list in isolation, it is > a fairly low volume entity to work with). Deciding whether that is the > best way to keep the majority of subscribers to a list (I'm being > generic here!) is the tricky bit - especially when that involves > splitting away from the 'parent', even if that 'parent' is also moving. Er if the people who are already signed up aren't moving to a new LEM supported list why would they move to a new non-LEM list ? I don't want to appear as an apologist for either LEM or google, but I keep saying, where is there a problem ? If it's moving and TPTB have decided it is, sign up and give it a go - as yet I see no difference on the lists I'm on that have moved apart from people posting test messages ... -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:mac-uk@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
