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Geoff Thorpe geoff at geoffthorpe.net
Mon Nov 10 12:21:56 CST 2003


Hi there,

On November 10, 2003 12:25 pm, Dan Kegel wrote:
> It's a myth that mailing lists are outdated.
> The web-based forums and wikis people are advocating
> all have their own drawbacks IMHO.

<aol>me too</aol>

I think news/smtp gateways, combined with a decent archive, are the best 
all-round option for group discussions. Even web-forums like slashdot 
(IMHO) only "work" in that they solve a scale problem that traditional 
mail lists and news groups can't - but the interface and easy-of-use 
suffer nonetheless and, in particular, they don't allow people to do 
things their "own way" (whatever that may be). I prefer to use my own 
choice and configuration of news and mail clients than to have a 
web-based interface forced down my throat. But as I've yet to see a 
web-based forum that I liked, I may be biased...

Cheers,
Geoff

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