There is a draw back to using eGroups. It requires cookies. Our shop does
not allow cookies on the desk top. Cookies is not considered a business
tool.
now we are up to $.06
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Burkinshaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 11:37 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Administrative Note: Transfer List to eGroups?
I must agree with Julie. The message archives are incredibly simple to use
and it has many features including a database, file folder for attachments
(quite useful!), Calendar and Polls. I belong to two groups there.
My $.02 too ;-) ... we are up to $ .04
Mary Burkinshaw
>From: Julie Ballantine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Julie Ballantine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Administrative Note: Transfer List to eGroups?
>Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 21:28:21 -0700
>
>I own a list on eGroups called "edi_gns". This is a Gentran discussion
>email list. It works a lot like this list, emails are delivered directly
>to
>all recipients either in a single message or digest format. To post a
>message to the list, a message is sent to the list address and is
>distributed for the group to read - like EDI-L. It's quite simple. Don't
>be too quick to rule out eGroups, they offer a pretty good list
>serv...free.
>
>My .2 cents :)
>
>Julie
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Electronic Data Interchange Issues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
>Behalf Of Rachel Foerster
>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 6:27 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Administrative Note: Transfer List to eGroups?
>
>Richard,
>
>A quick check at the egroups site doesn't intrigue me. At that site, where
>I'd have to go to get the messages I'd be bombarded with ads, etc.
>Furthermore, I'm not sure, but it appears to me that I would have to go to
>that site and then logon and then find and read messages.
>
>I much prefer the current method of passive email delivery to me.
>
>Thanks for asking.
>
>Rachel
>
>
>This is a message from the list owner.
>
>Is there interest in transferring the list site to eGroups? (See
>www.egroups.com for details of what eGroups is and how it works.)
>
>I don't have a clear idea of pros and cons, but there may be someone in
>EDI-L who can tell us.
> Rich
>
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