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

  • From: Anna K Byrne <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:48:36 -0500

There are a bunch of Freelists lists happening, and most of them don't have 
the =20 problem.  It would appear to be some esoteric setting--'show 
linefeeds', or something equally off the wall.



At 08:59 AM 8/20/2004, you wrote:
>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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