I already have 6 different email addresses, 4 for work, my "real" email address to my domain and hotmail. I do not want another. I use hotmail as it is tied into messenger and the kids use it to contact me through their mobile phones. Forums have advantages that a mailing list can not address, that said both have a place. A forum can also act as a mailing list, email people every post if they so want. Someone else started the forum concept and got shot down for it. The responses against a forum have largely been from people not familiar with them, and those for a forum from people who use them a lot such as myself. Have a look at this thread started on rootsweb. http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.legacy/1/mb.ashx Please look at it in flat view. You don't need to log in to look at it. It was started in 1999 with the latest response in March 2008. There are 19 posts, all in order and you can see everything that happened. Contrast that to even your response, it only deals with my latest email. Someone else would have no idea of the other posts or context of the original query in most cases. It is a pity that Legacy do not support the forums on rootsweb. Although they are basic it would at least be a start down the path of salvation or perhaps damnation. Mark
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:15:44 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Email list for > legacy solutions only?> > Mark,> > Have you considered unsig a Gmail address > specifically for the LUG? It> may be just what you want.> > It automatically > threads e-mails by subject, has a huge storage> capability (over 6GB at > present), and a very simple search facility> (type the search phrase/word(s) > you want, click the "Search Mail"> button, and it will search through *ALL* > your e-mails for those with> the phrase you require, with this phrase > highlighted in each e-mail).> Since I moved to Gmail some time ago, I have > never had to delete a LUG> message and I currently have over 5000 email > threads from the LUG (yes> that's *five thousand* threads), most with a > number of e-mails in> them, yet I'm still only using 301MB (4%) of my 6822MB > storage space.> > You can also apply Labels to e-mails (similar to folders) > and then> create a filter to apply a label to specific e-mail messages. You> > then can view the title and the first few words of the e-mail in a> list, and > decide whether or not you wish to read it.> > It really works very well, and > I've never looked back (and I use a> very *VERY* slow dial-up at home, > usually getting speeds of a max of> 25Kb).> > Regards,> > Dermot.> > > > > 2008/6/13 Mark K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> <snip> I use hotmail for the Legacy > mailing list. Yes I can sort it> by subject but> > choose to sort it by date > received as I also receive other email on this> > email address.> >> > If I > chose to use outlook I could filter the incoming email and sort> > > accordingly.> >> > I expect that many people use hotmail or similar web based > emails with> > limited filtering capabilities.> > Mark> </snip>> > > > Legacy > User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/> Online > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp> To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > _________________________________________________________________ Are you paid what you're worth? Find out: SEEK Salary Centre http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fcareer%2Dresources%2Fsalary%2Dcentre%2F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Ahet%3Asc%3Anine%3A0%3Ahot%3Atext&_t=764565661&_r=OCT07_endtext_salary&_m=EXT Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
