Diane, Murli, Chris and others; I have not been able to follow all of the conversations on the list as quickly as others these past weeks. Thanks for the follow up to my query. My question was not really in regard to technology or no technology, but about the givens. Murli's response as to how the e-groups function, their comparison clarified the question "what happens to the information?". That certainly was not clear to me from the previous discussion (try it, you'll like it!!) SO thanks Murli. The fact that messages were going to be archived was not an "up front" given when the OS list was evolving. This is the kind of thing that I was getting to.
There certainly were a lot of "givens" when one signed up for e-groups....several long paragraphs to scroll through. We didn't get that signing up for OSLIST (not that I want it, but should there be some disclaimers?). I think there is value in clarifying our assumptions as we go along. I will keep asking the questions when they come to me. I thank Diane for helping to generate a response to this one. I too feel like a technopeasant.....know enough to get myself into trouble but not always enough to get myself out of trouble. So, is there anything else we technopeasants need to know about the gifts and the liabilities of our e-world OSLIST? Is Chris' response another given...on must be careful about outing organizations because you never know who is lurking on the list!! Common sense given and individual responsibility, but might not seem obvious to a techno-neophyte inspired by the sharing. Thanks Murli for your time and attention to this. I am glad we did not make the quick switch, but you heard the concerned and dissenting voices (resistors to change??) and the solution is better than the first. Michelle Michelle Cooper, RN, MScN The Cooper Group Consultants 200 Crestview Avenue Ancaster, Ontario Canada L9G1E2 Telephone - (905) 648- 4633 Fax - (905) 648-1763 E-mail coop...@interlynx.net The paradox of control is simple. The more we try to control life, the less control we have. Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., Minding The Body, Mending The Mind * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed