[Asterisk-Users] OT: list format vs newsgroup format

[Steven Critchfield]

On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 12:11, Matthew Hardeman wrote:
> I feel your pain!
> 
> I tend to prefer html based forums...  They keep threads well organized,
> cause less overhead on the server, conserve bandwidth, etc...

I understand you are a crack addict by your use of Outlook, and your
opinion that fancy formating and graphics could be less bandwidth
intensive than plain text. The only way you use less bandwidth is if you
have fewer users reading. A mailing list broadcast the message to all
users, then you can read it over and over again without incurring more
transport bandwidth with the original server.  

> They also give visual priority to new threads and active threads...

What do you think bold on unread is? Get a threaded mail reader, and
enjoy.

> On the other hand, to deal with forums, you actually have to go check
> them...

Yep, reason not to use them on top of the above absurdities you try and
put forth.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Chris Earle
> (CBL)
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 9:02 AM
> To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] OT: list format vs newsgroup format
> 
> Arrrrgh
> 
> I hate trying to sift through all these messages and keep track of the
> various threads going on .........
> 
> Who else on here prefers the newsgroup/threaded approach?  If you
> haven't
> already, check out news.gmane.org for mailing lists turned into
> newsgroups
> readable by news readers.......
> 
> 
> only problem being that this list requires list membership before
> posting............<Shrug>
> 
> 
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