[bookport] Re: Getting rid of all that junk ...

  • From: "Lw" <LW105@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:32:49 -0600

HI
Smartgroups has its own set of problems. It tends to inform people of
bouncing messages when they aren't, or causing problems so that a person has
to resubscribe every so often. I don't know the reason for this.
As long as I take off the =20 of the links, they downloads have worked fine
thus far.

Hugs,
Beth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting rid of all that junk ...


> Yahoo is horrid.  Smartgroups seems to be a new place of choice, though I
> don't know much about it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 6:59 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting rid of all that junk ...
>
>
> > I am totally against yahoo, because it is inaccessible when it comes to
=
> > creating a new list.
> >
> >
> > >>> peter.rand@xxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, August 20, 2004 9:46:12 AM >>>
> > > The only thing we can do at APH to get rid of all that junk is to get
a
> > > new email program or switch listserves.  We already know we don't want
> > > topica.com, because they put ads at the top of every message.
> >
> > One other possibility would be to simply create a new group at Yahoo =
> > Groups=20
> > (http://groups.yahoo.com/start). It works pretty well, plus it has
the=20
> > advantage of automatically creating an archive that can be searched
by=20
> > members, so APH wouldn't have to answer the same question several =
> > times.=20
> > Members could elect to participate in a Yahoo Book Port list via email,
=
> > like=20
> > they do now, or via a web-interface. Membership can also be restricted =
> > or=20
> > open to the world.=20
> >
> > I don't know whether Yahoo places ads at the top of every message or not
=
> > -=20
> > but in any case, it would be a small price for a free service.=20
> >
> > Peter=20
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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