First let me say thanks to Andrew for managing this list. It takes a lot of resources and work to keep an enterprise this size running smoothly. Going forward, some have expressed an interest in receiving individual e-mails instead of Digest form; others have expressed some horror at the thought of getting up to 50 e-mails a day. My understanding of e-mail list technology is that generally each subscriber can make that decision for themselves. Individual e-mail has not been an option on the Nikon-Digest in the past; this was an attempt by Andrew to mollify his system administrators and keep the traffic figures lower (correct me if I'm wrong, anyone). Someone suggested starting a web-based forum similar to those run by Phil Greenspun at http://photo.net/ I'm a fan of Phil's, but the web is not for everybody; there may even be some folks on the Nikon-Digest who do not *have* web access. For that reason, I would not favor going to a web-based list. If there is someone who can step forward with the resources and time to take this over in the fashion that Andrew has run it, more power to them. They have mighty big shoes to fill. Failing that, there are "commercial" e-mail list services available that allow ordinary people (i.e., those without Sys Admin skills or major resources behind them) to operate e-mail lists. The "cost" of these is that each post or digest has a 3 or 4 line advertisement in it. These are similar to the "get your free, private e-mail at hotmail" ads that we see at the tag end of some posts on Nikon-Digest. Maybe I'm jaded, but these ads seem pretty unobtrusive to me. I participate in several lists of this type, and I think they work very well (though I'm not part of any other list that has 3,000 subscribers). Anyway, those are my thoughts. Count me in as one who hopes the list continues with its present vitality. Todd Peach B-XT23 Special Projects Boeing Commercial Airplane Lab Test M/S 19-MM Phone: (206) 662-0921
