[Modus] Value of NNTP over mailing lists

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also, very few by comparison were still running vopmail i think. it is really a pleasure seeing a mass of positive email. i know that it is reassuring to me, and i am sure that vircom would love to bog down their server with such positive afirmation. vince ----- Original Message ----- From: Salama hussein To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 8:08 PM Subject: [Modus] Value of NNTP over mailing lists * This is the modus mailing list * I was migrated from the Vopmail list to the Modus one and I was starting to get annoyed with the huge increase in list traffic, specially with the messages that are offtopic. Vopmail had very few daily messages. But I wanted to be patient knowing that it's a release time and some people were too excited. This list needs a searchable archive. Does one exist? Salama >From: "David Payer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Modus] Value of NNTP over mailing lists >Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:40:29 -0600 > >* 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. _________________________________________________________________ Is your computer infected with a virus?  Find out with a FREE computer virus scan from McAfee.  Take the FreeScan now! http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line.