Re: lost e-mail to our moderator thus putting this on the list.
- From: Evelyn Weckerly <weckerly@xxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 03:22:47 -0400
Hi, James,
In regard to Yahoogroups, I am having to continually reactivate my email
address with them. Apparently, my ISP blocks them on a regular basis. It is
bedcoming such a pain that I am considering changing ISP's. I have been
with this one from the start, seven years ago, and don't want to change.
Evelyn
At 01:41 AM 10/9/04 -0400, you wrote:
>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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