[Modus] Vircom needs to use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list

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How about a happy in between? A web based forum where a user can be notified by email of every new post? This way those of us who don't want to see everything all the time don't have to, yet we are informed when we want to be etc..   Todd Routhier   -- ISP Board http://www.ISPboard.com ISP Info Exchange ----- Original Message ----- From: Del Hines To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list Counterpoint�   Personally, I prefer the mail list.   Agreed it carries a lot of unnecessary noise (of which I admit to have been a part of from time-to-time), but I like the real-time info in my inbox rather than having to occasionally monitor a forum or newsgroup.  I think maybe keep the list as is and create web-based, up-to-minute archives�   - Del       -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Micha�l Gaudette Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list   Actually, we are thinking of moving this to something else.  What exactly (forums, newsgroups) is not defined, but there is definitely a need for it.  We will let you know what we decide.   Regards,   ------------------------------------- Micha�l Gaudette, P.Eng., M.B.A. Product Manager Vircom Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Payer Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 2:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list You guys talk too much!   I think moving this to a newsgroup server would be quite helpful. Whole threads could be bypassed. As it is, ten messages down the thread people are off on something else or just high-fiving each other.   I get more mail on this than all my other mailing lists combined.   Its just a mail server folks - there is life beyond it.   David Payer