* This is the modus mailing list * Actually, I do and I am well aware of all the pros/cons; after all, I am an ISP and I provide a feed to my customers. I have only been using NG for about 7 years. I DO NOT use OE and I am not impressed with the NewsReader of OE anyway. If you are gonna read NG, Agent is the only way to go in my book.
...but, everyone has their two pennies to throw in. :) Drew -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Payer Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Modus] Value of NNTP over mailing lists * This is the modus mailing list * Message----- Original Message ----- From: Drew Salmon I prefer the immediate messages. Drew ----- It appears you do not use many newsgroups. 1) NNTP servers allow you to simply click on the server in Outlook Express and it tells you if you have new messages or not. You can follow the threads easily. They are available whenever you want to look at them. 2) Threading makes the organization of ideas easier and has a tendency to keep people on the subject at hand 3) Messages are POSTED immediately 4) If you happen to lose your computer information, you can still go back to the News server and get the info, unlike email (I got this one many times on the VOPMail list: 'hey anyone got a summary of this mailing list') 5) you don't have to worry if your outbound mail server is working alright to have your message reach the list.... oh yea, this is a Vircom forum, scratch that one. 6) You don't get 200 messages a day in your mailbox that you feel you have to scan to be aware of some crisis on the road. The old OReilly WebBoard (www.webboard.com) would allow you to have both, email lists, NNTP server and a web interface. You could choose your own options in your profile. This product has been taken over by another company (Akiva) with similar pricing as Vircom, maybe they can work out a swap. (I have a license for that too but can't afford the $3K upgrade for it either - I'm doing something wrong I think!). The folks at WindowsWare use an older version here: http://webboard.winbatch.com/wbisadll/wbpx.isa/~winware/guests or here via NNTP news://webboard.winbatch.com (you need to signup via the web to create an account and then put your logon information into the Outlook News account info). $.02 David Payer ps: a couple newsgroups I visit often news://news.number13.com news://news.sssolutions.net news://news.codecharge.com all have vibrant communities with people no less verbose than we do here. ** 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.
