* This is the modus mailing list * Besides, I don't even have a NNTP server in my network, and don't much feel like having to go find a public one just so I can receive the Vircom Mail.
Jim Barstow Sr. Network Engineer Diversified Solutions and Services, Inc. 22645 Canal Road, Suite B Orange Beach, AL 36561 251.980.8968 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Benjamin S. Rogers Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 4:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Modus] Value of NNTP over mailing lists * This is the modus mailing list * I like NNTP, but to play devil's advocate... > 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 You can group by a conversation in Outlook (and I assume other e-mail clients). It's not 100% accurate, but it's as reliable as your average news reader. > 3) Messages are POSTED immediately Same as e-mail, though far less reliable than mail. NNTP takes the broadcast approach to distribution. > 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') I don't know about you, but we don't maintain anything historic on our news server. That would require a ridiculous amount of hard drive space. > 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. No, you have to worry about your news server. And let me tell you, we care a lot more if our mail server is down than our news server. > 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. Uh, rules? I get about 1000 messages a day. That's not difficult at all to manage with rules. I send each list or account to its own folder. I scan those folders once or twice a day and mark everything as read. I went through about 2000 messages this morning (didn't check my e-mail yesterday) in 20 minutes. > 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). Several other lists that I'm on manage to coordinate mail, news and web very well. That, in my mind, is the best solution. However, I'm just fine with e-mail myself if the alternative is a web only solution. -ben ** 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.
