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The small issue about the volume and mix of traffic on Pen-L is a recurrent
episode on the more dynamic lists with heterogeneous subscriber bases. It
is worth reflecting for a dozen lines or so on the causes, implications and
solutions. The first KEY point is
Sam Lanfranco write:
.. [lots of good stuff deleted]
What we need is an ability to flexibly configure, reconfigure, archive and
close down multiple virtual workspaces "in the same neighbourhood". The
CSU site has become our community storage locker of sorts, but we still only
have one meeting
Sort of sounds like "gopher" or the Unix Usenet news, both of which have a
hierarchical structure. If we're stuck with internet/bitnet mailing
lists, one possiblility would be more heavy moderation: with summaries
of postings and subject classification.
Actually, it sounds
