On 16/10/11 5:04 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
I like mailing lists better because the conversation is delivered
directly to me without me having to do anything, beyond having my
email program open, which I generally already do. I hear the "new
message" sound and can see that new messages have arrived in the
folders into which I sort my mailing list messages.
Whereas with a forum, I have to constantly go visit the forum web
site to see if any new messages have arrived. I seldom remember to do
so.
I agree completely. I can keep tabs on passing questions and answers
every time I check my inbox, with mailing lists. A forum requires a
specific visit and I forget to do this regularly. So long as the
mailing list has searchable archives, you lose no access to past answers.
DN
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Australian National University
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