Hello Erik,
On Sat, 8 Jan 2000 at 16:59:07 [GMT +0100], you wrote:
EO> In an attempt to give an addition to the current mailinglist,
EO> we've proceeded to set up a powerful Forum exclusive to TheBat!
Appreciate your effort. I don't know whether it will be viable, but
give it a shot.
I debated very heavily in the beginning (when wanting to create TBUDL)
as to whether it would be easier to do the UDL or a newsgroup. While
it would have been simpler in the long run to do the newsgroup, I
chose the UDL because I had more control (TBUDL was heavily moderated
in the very beginning).
The only thing that I really needed was a message archive (you sort of
get a time based capability of this with a newsgroup), but I knew that
somewhere down the road I'd find a listserver that would allow me to
keep a message archive. Thanks to Syafril, that happened.
The problem with a newsgroup is no access control. Spam is too hard to
control. In the couple of years that TBUDL has been active, I can only
think of one instance of SPAM (a week ago I think).
Geez, where the heck am I going with this.... Oh yeah, my point...
<grin>
I think most people would rather get their mail via list than be
forced to view it on-line. I know that I D/L all my mail in the
morning and read it at lunch while at work (no Internet access). A
newsgroup (although messages can be D/L'd) or a forum would be
difficult for most.
As I said earlier though, I do appreciate the effort. There is a lot
of user support and volunteer effort for TB.
Leif Gregory
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