If the support issues can be resolved, I would also vote for eGroups. It has an advantage that may only soon start to become apparent. As some have pointed out, eGroups lets you share files. This means that, instead of sending files as attachments to an email (usually verboten on listservs), you can store them in the "files" section section of the website.
The reason that this may become more important has to do with the recent "I love you" virus and its clones. This virus affected Microsoft Outlook email users and Microsoft has now made available for free downloading a security upgrade to that program. One of the ways this upgrade works is to disable your access to email attachments that are executable programs. While this prevents detaching files of the "I love you" type, it also prevents getting at files that end in ".exe" which includes most programs, self-expanding archive or zip-type files, etc. So, if you can no longer email these useful, non-virus programs to people, it becomes very helpful to have places like eGroups, where you can store them and tell others where to go and get them. If this is too technical, just file it in your catalogue of useless information. But remember that eGroups has all the simplicity of a listserv, plus some other advantages. Cheers, Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Nickerson To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 11:43 AM Subject: Re: More choices -- An Alternate Electronic Space In a message dated 06/15/2000 10:26:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << The connection is often so SLOOOOOOOOOW, that I don't think I would read much on the web.... I vote for a system that allows email based communication. >> I agree with going with a system that allows email based communication - which is exactly what egroups is. It would be seamless to all us email users. The only difference is that egroups stores all the messages on line, so if you've deleted one and want to read it again, no problem, just go to the website. AND there are additional features offered there - like sharing links, sharing documents, sharing calendar events of mutual interest - but there's nothing saying you HAVE to use the website. It's just also available, for those members who would like to. I'm new to this group, but I've used listserv in a dozen groups, and I'm also on a dozen egroups. And imo egroups has it all over listserv. Remember, there's no downside to egroups - just upsides. imo. Collaboratively, Jan To create better health in a living system, connect it to more of itself. Meg Wheatley
