Re: Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Daver!
> > From: Ed Finnell [mailto:snip] > > Why I don't use Google for posting: > > _http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5751_ > > (http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5751) > From: "Schwarz, Barry A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It would be nice if the article gave some examples of what they find > o

Re: Google-friendly posting

2007-07-11 Thread john gilmore
I see no merit in attempts to make IBM-MAIN Google-friendly, whatever exactly that may be. The newsgroup is derivative and should remain so. Equally, of course, practices that are gratuitously unfriendly to the newsgroup should be avoided, but I have never observed such a practice. John Gilm

Re: Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
Subject: Re: Google-friendly Posting Why I don't use Google for posting: _http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5751_ (http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5751) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruc

Re: Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:09:22 +0200, Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In order to have the Google Groups system work, the following guidelines are >strongly suggested: > Most of this netiquette applies to anyone monitoring the list with a news reader. That is what I used (Netscape) long be

Re: Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Johnny Luo
I overcome that by applying a gmail account which is for subscribing MVS lists only. It's free so I will not lose anything. >> Why I don't use Google for posting: _http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5751_ (http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5751) *

Re: Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 7/11/2007 11:10:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why don't I use the IBM-MAIN archives? The "Table of Contents" feature seems to rely purely on the subject and so works better - but the archives tend to be slower than Google Groups. Nevertheless

Re: Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Johnny Luo
On 7/12/07, Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Using these guidelines/conventions, Google Groups works much better for IBM-MAIN - or for any supported list. Why don't I use the IBM-MAIN archives? The "Table of Contents" feature seems to rely purely on the subject and so works better - but

Google-friendly Posting

2007-07-11 Thread Chris Mason
In order to have the Google Groups system work, the following guidelines are strongly suggested: 1. When starting a new thread, please do *not* "reply" to an existing post in another thread. 2. When continuing a thread, please *do* "reply" to an existing post, normally the most - probably ex