Gregory Guthrie wrote: > Given the volume of traffic on this list, I would certainly find a > newsgroup more convenient. > > 1) it maintains threads, and thus has MUCH better organization and access.
Not so. News servers no nothing about threads. News clients do. What's more, I believe they use the same header fields to do it as mail clients which thread. My mail client (Netscape) threads just fine, doesn't yours? > 2) the linear, header and footer interspersed format of the digested list > is very noisy, and hard to read. IMHO. I can imagine. That's why you should read the regular list rather than the digest. Then you won't have this problem. > Note that newsgroups can automatically accept Email inputs, and can also be > list replicated. Note as a counterpoint that mailing lists can also be replicated to newsgroups. Note further that Usenet news is where annoying spammers often glean email addresses. In case this isn't enough, consider that a lot of people behind restrictive firewalls can get email but *not* news. > COmments? You asked for it! 8) Cheers, -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
