Re: Moving to Google Groups (me, NEVER!)
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Geoffrey Peters wrote: Stardate 060212.13:09 -0500. A subspace message from Donald Keenan reads: The worst case scenario is that Google owns your/our comments and will either give them to the governmemt or use it to target us with specific narrowcast advertising. Amongst other things. Shame to see this list disappear into the oblivion that is Google ... How will it disappear? The listers will mostly follow it over; visitors to LEM will find it; and anyone unaware of either may also find it simply thru googling. My concern is that it may attract more idiots (*every* list has some. no denying it...) -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Moving to Google Groups (me, NEVER!)
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Geoffrey Peters wrote: Shame to see this list disappear into the oblivion that is Google ... How will it disappear? The listers will mostly follow it over; visitors to LEM will find it; and anyone unaware of either may also find it simply thru googling. My concern is that it may attract more idiots (*every* list has some. no denying it...) I'll agree here. My only issue with the move is more a technical thing than anything. (My ancient PB 190 can't handle SSL for email, and it locks up when loading Google Groups) However, I just haul out the G3 and all's good. It's a smart move, from an administrator's standpoint. Caleb -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Moving to Google Groups (me, NEVER!)
Stardate 060212.13:09 -0500. A subspace message from Donald Keenan reads: The worst case scenario is that Google owns your/our comments and will either give them to the governmemt or use it to target us with specific narrowcast advertising. Amongst other things. Shame to see this list disappear into the oblivion that is Google ... Geoffrey -- -- Endian Little Hate I --- -- I'm afraid music in the modern idiom is too repetitive for my tastes ... although the rhythm does have a certain hypnotic effect. -- Brains (International Rescue Engineer, 'Thunderbirds' (c) Gerry Anderson 1969) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
