Re: lost e-mail to our moderator thus putting this on the list.
- From: "Jim" <jazzpiano@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 05:53:05 -0700
thanks James, appreciate your answer, and I have to say, I see your reasons
are absolutely right. Smile.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: lost e-mail to our moderator thus putting this on the list.
> Admitedly I've considered it, but here's the reasons why not:
> 1: Spam galore. Yahoo groups is well-known for its rather abundancy of
junk
> email, a majority of which had found its way to the list while it was
> there. And, if not the list directly, definitely the list admins.
>
> 2: Easy of use. The most obvious flaw with Yahoo Groups, and Yahoo period,
> is the unfriendly registration interface. While admitedly if you want
> limited access to your list settings, the simple email subscription
command
> will work wonders, however unless you register, something that is rather
> difficult for blind people to do on their own, your access is
significantly
> restricted.
>
> 3: Security. Again, this is registered versus non-registered. Users
without
> registrations are more vulnerable to have their email addresses immitated
> by spammers for the simple reason that they're easier to access.
>
> Also, I'll point out here tha the reason for the delays is simply due to
> the number of lists on the server, and the fact that all messages can't be
> delivered as soon as the listserver receives them. It's entirely likely
> that, in the case of some duplicated messages for instance, someone simply
> never got the original message and as such, sent another thinking the
first
> never made it to the list. With regards to messages that haven't made it
to
> the list, follow this rule of thumb. If you don't see it in your inbox
> within 24 hours, resend the message.
>
> James,
> List Admin
>
> At 01:30 AM 10/9/2004, you wrote:
> >Since we seem to be having trouble with duplicate messages, delayed
> >messages, and messages not reaching the list at all, would our moderator
> >consider going back to Yahoo groups? I would have written you privately,
but
> >couldn't find your e-mail address, so don't put me on probation for this
> >one. Smile.
> >I just think it might be considered.
> >Jim
> >
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