Re: mailing list alternatives

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>In a message dated 5/19/99 11:41:40 AM, tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
><<Myself, I would not like to get my e-mail on a web page. The web is way
>slower than e-mail, and I can't download all the messages and read at my
>leisure like I can with e-mail.
>
>I would rather have a list like Photo-3D has.  (I could implement one here
>if the group wants it.)  Photo-3D's main features:
>
>- messages via e-mail
>- single or digest messages
>- past messages searchable online
>- no ad banners>>
>
>
>E-Groups has all of this.  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GET YOUR MAIL OFF THE WEB.  THE
>NORMAL DEFAULT IS IT COMES JUST AS IT ALWAYS HAS.  But you do have the option
>not to get it as it flows in, and you have all the other options you list on
>your list of options.  It is very nice.  Check it out at -
>http://www.egroups.com/
>
>As for the banner add.  I just had to go check to be sure there was one
>there.  It took a while but yes there is a little box with desecrate notices
>in it.  I have never really paid attention to it before.


I did visit there before posting.  I did not realize that they would
forward messages to the list participants.  Shall I set up a test so you
can all come by to look?

Tom