On Saturday 25 January 2003 05:38, Michael Vang wrote:
>
> Well, to be honest, not much more can be done... As it is now, we have
> several mechanisms in place to enable people with dialup access the
> ability to log on and get done right quick...

What about posting (a digest of) forum messages on the list, a la SourceForge?
>
> 1) There are no heavy graphics usage... (If I were paying for access I'd
> have graphics turned off anyways!)
> 2) Everything is GZIP compressed...
> 3) You can have email notifications of new posts...
>
> I was stuck on dialup for a week recently and was able to keep up with
> the forum with just 5 minutes of reading a day... And I don't read all
> that fast... And it was a 33.6 connection...
>
I find the major problem is the awkwardness of going on & offline when 
composing contributions, especially replies.

Having been an Internet user for > 20 years, I think "store & forward" rather 
than "instant messaging". That's my problem, not yours.

Regards
Brian Beesley

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