On Thu, 17 May 2001, Dario Novakovic wrote:
> --- Ralph Einfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > This topic has been discussed several times.
>
> that means subscribers want it and it is time to switch to news and
> web based forum is not bad idea
That's an interesting -- and quick -- conclusion. You neglect to
consider that much of the discussion was from people who wanted to do
no such thing. About all you can say from the fact that it has come
up is that some people think there is a problem with the current
setup.
[ ... ]
> i think most of the users wants this mailing to be in different
There you go again speaking for most/all of us.
> form. i see no advantage of mailing list compared to news group and
> i don't understand why are you so tied to mailing list. i
Well, as I said before, I think there are pros and cons to both
mailing lists and newsgroups -- even some that haven't come up in the
previous discussion. One thing that has come up is that many people
behind firewalls aren't able to receive newsgroups, so they would be
totally left out if such a switch were made. And that alone may be
sufficient reason to not switch. Another key point is that mailing
lists come directly to you, as opposed to newsgroups, which you have
to seek out. And many people may not find the high volume as onerous
as you do, and/or have come up with ways to manage it better.
> appreciate efforts of mailing list owners but i think i am going to
> unsubscribe because mailing list is to dificult to handle.
>
>
> if anybody else agree with me, please write, and if there is enough
> of us we can submit petiton to mailing list owners requsting better
> quality of service.
Send them money too while you're at it.
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
