Matthew Endo said:
> I would love to see a real time list rather than just a digest version;
Me too. Miguel misunderstood, perhaps:
> Hmm...actually, I like the list the way it is, in digest version, [...]
> If this list came in real time, that would mean I'd get close to at
> least 50 msgs a day. [...] maybe we could vote on the format our
> list. I'm willing to yield to the majority.
You will have a choice: any good mail server provides both versions of
the same list. The Nikon digest is available to New Zealand subscribers
in the real-time format. The "nikon" subscribers see posts as they
arrive, while "nikon-digest" subscribers see them after they've been
bundled into digests.
This is one of the reasons I prefer email lists to web-based discussion
groups. Michael Ryan gave more good reasons why I am hoping the Nikon
list will move to another email-based system.
Again, the minority shouldn't have to yield to the result of a vote: it
is trivial to gateway email postings to a web server and I would consider
it part of a proper list. The reverse, moving web-based posts to email,
is trickier due to authentication difficulties.
Ruckdee C.:
> By the way, Andrew, how long do you think you will be allowed to manage
> to keep the Digest up?
I was hoping to move the digest before the end of June (it's fifth
birthday, by coincidence). It can continue to run, but without the
attention it deserves.
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