1. Mailing List/Newsgroup
- Posted by Molasses <molasses at ALPHALINK.COM.AU> Jun 14, 1998
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- Last edited Jun 15, 1998
Hi everyone, There was some talk not long ago about making a separate mailing list because this one was starting to flood peoples email boxes with messages that they weren't interested in. While there has been perfectly good euphoria newsgroup that hasn't had much use : alt.lang.euphoria So if people don't want to be flooded with email, as this mailing list continues to grow, then I offer 3 solutions: 1. Unsubscribe to the list, and just use the web version. This only requires the individual to do this if he/she is annoyed with the amount of email they are getting. 2. Get everyone to start using the newsgroup instead of the mailing list. This requires the cooperation of everyone on the list to start sending to the newsgroup instead, and most likely some people would prefer getting the messages sent straight to them. 3. Set up the mailing list to send any messages it recieves to the newsgroup and vice versa. This is would make it possible for people to use either the mailing list, web list, or newsgroup. And the mailing list could possibly even be set up to create newsgroup threads. What do you think? Any other ideas? (I'm voting for option 3) -Molasses
2. Re: Mailing List/Newsgroup
- Posted by Irv <irv at ELLIJAY.COM> Jun 14, 1998
- 620 views
At 08:36 PM 6/14/98 +1000, Molasseswrote: >3. Set up the mailing list to send any messages it recieves to the newsgroup > and vice versa. > This is would make it possible for people to use either the mailing > list, web list, or newsgroup. And the mailing list could possibly even >be > set up to create newsgroup threads. > >What do you think? Any other ideas? >(I'm voting for option 3) > One word: SPAM. Do you really want hundreds of e-mails from 45-year-old "teenage cheerleaders" who want you to visit their web sites? Irv
3. Re: Mailing List/Newsgroup
- Posted by Alan Tu <ATU5713 at COMPUSERVE.COM> Jun 14, 1998
- 599 views
I don't like newsgroups, either. --Alan =
4. Re: Mailing List/Newsgroup
- Posted by Robert McDougal <thedoog at MAILEXCITE.COM> Jun 14, 1998
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It would seem that option three (posting all e-mail stuff to the newgroup and vice versa) would only increase the amount of stuff received in our e-mail addresses. At the least it wouldn't help much. For me, just the newsgroup isn't good either, because I get my internet through my local library and Usenet is locked out. - Robert McDougal Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com
5. Re: Mailing List/Newsgroup
- Posted by Lewis Townsend <keroltarr at HOTMAIL.COM> Jun 15, 1998
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Hello, I don't want to anger anyone who disagrees with me but I thought that I would put in my two cents on the subject of the mailing list: I am completely satisfied with the current situation even though I do get a lot of mail. However, I would not welcome extra mail from a newsgroup, nor would I particularly want my postings to be sent to one. If someone wishes to start another list, I will not object, but as for me, I will stick with this one. Lewis Townsend LewisArt ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com