Re: [ST] alternative format for Digest

[Paul Fox <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > all the emails?  I get 20-40/day and more one the weekends.  I think it's a
 > pain getting everyones email especially since I'm on a dial-up instead of
 > broadband.
 > 
 > I think a message board would be less cumbersome for the end-user, so their
 > email isn't flooded daily.  Instead they can search on a topic at their
 > leisure.

many of us vastly prefer the mailbox delivery method for reading
discussions.  but i understand the point of view of those that don't.

"traditionally", this kind of dual interface to a discussion would
be handled by a news-to-email gateway.  i.e., the list would be gatewayed
to a usenet newsgroup, and vice-versa.  you can receive it as mail, or
read it as a newsgroup -- all messages appear in both places.  i don't
know enough about web-based message boards to know if such a duality
is possible with them.  but since newsreaders are easy to come by,
it's conceivable that such a "newsgroup" could be set up on a private
server somehow.  it wouldn't even have to be run by lilley's or eric --
it could be run by almost anyone, providing they had the moderator's
blessing.

otoh, if this is to satisfy just one person, i'm with howard -- keep it
the way it is.

paul
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