Re: Largely Irrelevant...
Re: Largely Irrelevant...
- Subject: Re: Largely Irrelevant...
- From: Graff <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:16:24 -0400
Well, e-mail programs are most likely quicker than any web-based
solution. So switching from one e-mail to the next happens almost
instantly with an e-mail program rather than a web browser which has to
wait to load the content from a remote server.
E-mail programs are also MUCH more customizable than any web-based
solution. First of all, take your pick of any dozen programs.
Secondly, the e-mail program can be directly programmed for your
platform and can use the real, native GUI rather than doing it through
Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, or whatnot. This means that the chance of a
nasty little bug that causes freaky page rendering or lost posts is
slim to none. If there is a bad bug in your e-mail program you can
just move on to another one.
E-mail is also much more portable. With most e-mail programs you can
save a group of e-mails in a bundle of some sort and do whatever you
want with them. Browse offline, take with you on a business trip,
whatever. To do that with a web-based solution usually requires that
you save each html page into a folder and then go through them
manually. This is because most web-based solutions are dynamically
generated by the remote server and it can be nearly impossible to
replicate.
I could go on, but I definitely would go with an e-mail list over a
web-based list. Besides, if you really want a web-based list you could
pretty much just sign up for a free e-mail account somewhere that has
web e-mail. Then you've effectively turned a plain e-mail list into a
web-based one.
- Ken
On Sep 13, 2004, at 1:04 PM, Peter Bunn wrote:
At the risk of... well, of what I'm not sure yet.
What, exactly are the advantages of retaining a mailing list format as
opposed to adopting a closed web-based BBS? I'm not in fact suggesting
it... I'm just curious.
I'm not a frequent contributor to the list (at least not in any sort of
useful sense), but I've been a member for several years, and since the
first week or so of being 'here' opted out of receiving any mail or
digest... instead I view the ebb and flow at the web archive page,
which
used to take about fifteen to twenty minutes (based on watching for my
own posts) to update. (The update time appears to have been
substantially reduced with the new system.)
I just never saw the point of receiving so much mail, when I could as
easily monitor the list from a web page... pick and choose the subject
lines that were of interest and move on. When I wanted to contribute,
I
simply addressed mail to the list.
It sure saves on aggravation. Doubtless most of you are 'power' e-mail
users anyway... but I've never even had to design a filter...
So, how come the apparent devotion to this format?
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