* This is the modus mailing list * Another vote here for the mailing list, although an archive server would also be nice. Besides, this has been the busiest week for this list in a very long time.
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Schmit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Drew Salmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 3:22 PM Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list > * This is the modus mailing list * > > > My vote also goes for the mailing list. > > Adding a searchable archive of the list > would be a nice addition. > > Christian > > > > DS> MessageI prefer the immediate messages. John T was right, since we are not getting > DS> any more spam it is nice to click send receive every now and again and > DS> actually get a valid piece of email. Many of us rely on this > DS> list to get give assistance when Vircom is > DS> celebrating Canada Day, Victoria Day, after hours, or the > DS> like. LOL What is the point of having a forum > DS> which sends you a notice. You still get > DS> an email AND THEN you have to go somewhere else if you want to read the post. Nay! > > DS> > > DS> Drew > > DS> > > DS> -----Original Message----- > DS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > DS> Of Mike Roberts > DS> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 > DS> 2:04 PM > DS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to > DS> use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list > > DS> > > DS> Web based forums are much > DS> less immediate no matter how you get notified. How about you getting the > DS> list as a digest? > > > > DS> > > > > DS> It has worked just fine > DS> for the last 5 years. > > > > DS> > > > > DS> Take care, > > DS> Mike Roberts > DS> ===================================== > DS> *DataWest Internet - www.datawest.net > DS> *Colorado Springs - 888-304-5988 > > > > DS> -----Original Message----- > DS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > DS> Of Your Own ISP .com > DS> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 > DS> 12:57 > DS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to > DS> use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list > > DS> How about a happy in between? A web > DS> based forum where a user can be notified by email of every new post? This way > DS> those of us who don't want to see everything all the time don't have to, yet we > DS> are informed when we want to be etc.. > > > > DS> > > > > DS> Todd Routhier > > > > DS> > > > > DS> -- > > > > DS> ISP Board > > > > DS> http://www.ISPboard.com > > > > DS> ISP Info Exchange > > > > DS> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > DS> From:Del Hines > > > > DS> To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > DS> Sent: Friday, > DS> November 07, 2003 1:50 PM > > > > DS> Subject: [Modus] > DS> Vircom needs to use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list > > > > DS> > > > > DS> Counterpoint #8230; > > DS> > > DS> Personally, I prefer the > DS> mail list. > > DS> > > DS> Agreed it carries a lot > DS> of unnecessary noise (of which I admit to have been a part of from > DS> time-to-time), but I like the real-time info in my inbox rather than having to > DS> occasionally monitor a forum or newsgroup. I think maybe keep the list as > DS> is and create web-based, up-to-minute archives #8230; > > DS> > > DS> - Del > > DS> > > DS> > > DS> > > DS> -----Original Message----- > DS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > DS> Of Micha�l Gaudette > DS> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 > DS> 1:24 PM > DS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to > DS> use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list > > DS> > > DS> Actually, we are thinking > DS> of moving this to something else. What exactly (forums, newsgroups) > DS> is not defined, but there is definitely a need for it. We will let > DS> you know what we decide. > > > > DS> > > > > DS> Regards, > > > > DS> > > > > DS> ------------------------------------- > DS> Micha�l Gaudette, P.Eng., M.B.A. > DS> Product Manager > DS> Vircom Inc. > DS> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > DS> -----Original Message----- > DS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf OfDavid Payer > DS> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 > DS> 2:26 PM > DS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > DS> Subject: [Modus] Vircom needs to > DS> use a (NNTP) news server instead of this list > > DS> You guys talk too much! > > > > DS> > > > > DS> I think moving this to a newsgroup > DS> server would be quite helpful. Whole threads could be bypassed. As it is, ten > DS> messages down the thread people are off on something else or just high-fiving > DS> each other. > > > > DS> > > > > DS> I get more mail on this than all my > DS> other mailing lists combined. > > > > DS> > > > > DS> Its just a mail server folks - there > DS> is life beyond it. > > > > DS> > > > > DS> David Payer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. > ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line.
