----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Critchfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] OT: list format vs newsgroup format
> On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 09:02, Chris Earle (CBL) wrote: > > Arrrrgh > > > > I hate trying to sift through all these messages and keep track of the > > various threads going on ......... > > > > Who else on here prefers the newsgroup/threaded approach? If you haven't > > already, check out news.gmane.org for mailing lists turned into newsgroups > > readable by news readers....... > > What you need is to get a decent mail reader. Those of us that complain > regularly about people changing subjects in the middle of a thread > already know the benefits of threaded email reading. Why bother with a > newsgroup because you choose to stay on windows and use outbreak express > hmm........I think I *do* realize the benefits of threaded email reading -- that's why I was supporting services like gmane! ;-) I do realize that OE isn't really the best idea, but it works fairly well with some proper setup (folders, rules etc....). > > only problem being that this list requires list membership before > > posting............<Shrug> > > And this is a good thing. Otherwise spammers only need the list address > to spam us all, and you get this also on newsgroups. Right now the only > risk is the fact that the email addresses we use here are archived > publicly in an easy to harvest method. I think that is the most risk I > wish to undertake. Yes yes, I know it's a good thing, just didn't help my newsgroup format/gmane solution.......hehe No complaints here about taking measures to prevent spam, it's more than necessary IMO. C h r i s E a r l e System Solutions Specialist _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users