[Alberg30] Vote for return to eGroups

[John Birch]

George, I have no idea what you are talking about but that's ok ; )
Whatever you think is the best system likely is.

I'm not so far from Ned Ludd yet ; ) Still learning.

John

George Dinwiddie wrote:

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> Paul,
>
> I haven't shut down the egroups lists, yet.  You're welcome to use
> that if you want.  However, other than some problems in October,
> I don't think this list has been unreliable.
>
> This list also doesn't have server-side banner ads and web bugs
> that let the advertiser know when you read your email.  This list
> is also not going through a change in ownership every few months.
> I also like the fact that this list is powered by open-source
> software that gives me more flexibility to tailor it to our needs.
>
> The messages of this list are available online.  If you notice the
> trailer added to every message (though not always accessible when
> people send HTML email), there's a URL for the list information page.
> That page has a link to the list archives,
>    http://www.alberg30.org/pipermail/public-list/
> where you can read the messages by thread, subject, author or date.
> Personally, I find the pipermail format much more useful than
> what eGroups uses.  Their "view by thread" lumps in all the messages
> since the start of the list, though you get there by choosing a
> particular month.
>
> Neither of these lists generate traffic if no one posts a message,
> however.  This list has been quiet many days, recently.
>
>  - George
>
> > Paul VandenBosch said:
> >
> > I'm just a lurker here, but I would like to see the Alberg 30 discussion return
> > to eGroups, where it seemed to be far more reliable, and I could access it on
> > the webpage or by email.
> >
> > The list has been very sporadic lately, or am I experiencing technical
> > difficulties?
> >
> > Paul VandenBosch
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