On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 03:19:40PM +0000, Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 02:32:53PM +0100, Alain D D Williams wrote: > > The likes of facebook are steering people away from email as they want > > to keep all interaction within their eco system - email is something > > that lets people escape from them. > > I would dispute your claim that email is the only form of social > networking that has positive value.
That is not what I say. I say that facebook, etc, want to stop people interacting outside of their visibility/control - email is one way of so doing - but not the only one. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>