On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 16:10:20 PM -0800, Jonathon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Robert wrote: >
> > Well, here's a vote for retaining mailing lists. I detest web > > based forums, all with their own format, and usually unbearably > > slow. > > +1 Same here. Web based forums are absolutely unusable unless you only use them very seldom. > I have major issues with a FLOSS email client. The only support offered > for it is on a web forum. Is that Thunderbird? > I had to ask the same question four times, before I got a response > that was usable. I've never seen that type of behavioral response on > a mailing list. I think the reason is the one you said earlier: since mailing lists are muuuuch more effective than web forums (especially for people who must communicate online a lot) if the only channel to provide support is a web forum less support comes from it. > > If you want to add some web based information, go ahead. Please do not > > consider at all the idea of getting rid of the mailing list. +1 Marco -- The right way to make everybody love Free Standards and Free Software: http://digifreedom.net/node/73 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]