Murli, >PS: And no, the little advertisment messages are not intrusive; and we can >be free of them for a small fee.
If you do migrate us to egroups, as the momentum seems to be indicating would be the thing to do, I think OSI(US) could offer up the small fee to make us advertisement free. Just let me know the details. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Artur F. Silva" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:34 PM Subject: Re: Switching services > Murli (and all): > > I completely agree with your suggestion to switch to egroups. First, I would > like to say that an "e-mail distribution list" is an e-mail distributing > list! To change > for a system that can only be consulted on-line (even if its answer times > were good, > which is NOT the case) is a different, more expensive and less accessible way. > So I wouldn't favour "more chances" if they are worse choices... > > But, egroups as a supplementary advantage you have not mentioned, that is > related > with what I feel as a major problem of the current listserv: if you send a > message > to (say) a OSLIST group at egroups, with the subject. "xxx"; all the > subscribers > will receive a message with the "Subject: [OSLIST] xxx". This allows to > immediately > identify all OSlist messages (quite convenient for people on different > lists). Can this > be done with the current listserv? If not, I suggest we change. (the old > address > can be used as a backup for some time). > > Regards > > Artur > > PS: And no, the little advertisment messages are not intrusive; and we can > be free of them for a small fee. > > ----------------------- > > > > At 16:16 13-06-2000 -0600, Murli Nagasundaram wrote: > >All, > > > >I have been using the commercial facility egroups.com to run a couple of > >lists on a test basis, and am quite impressed with it. I'd like your > >opinion on whether we should switch to it from our present listserv. I am > >considering the switch because of some recurring problems and limitations > >of the present system that I am seeing both from feedback from Listmembers > >and from my inability to respond adequately to requests. > > > >Egroups has the following advantages: > > > >1. It's free. > >2. It automatically archives messages which can be retrieved from the > >website without first dislocating your shoulder. > >3. Messages can be viewed both in chronological and "threaded" form <by > >subject line>. > >4. The website lets you store files. You can also list useful web links, > >maintain databases of information and an event calendar (which notifies you > >when the event becomes due). > >5. You can run polls (useful esp. when you have poetry contests, I guess!) > >6. It is easy to assign multiple moderators or owners of the list. > >7. You have the option of reading messages only at the website without > >receiving email messages. > > > >Egroups has the following disadvantage (as far as I know): > > > >1. Every message comes appended with a little advertisement. It is not > >very intrusive though, and easy to ignore. > > > >Our present listserv is free, and has no ads. It has none of the other > >advantages of egroups. If you have any thoughts on this subject do air > >them. If there are no objections, I will arrange to switch the list to > >egroups. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Murli > >List-DemiDei
