If the volume is overwhelming, get one email a day using the digest form.
Then you can use your "FIND" command to locate relevant topic threads.
Winnie
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Gates
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 6:19 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Web vs email.
Hi All,
I don't know about the rest of you, but I would not care for a web based
group. It comes down to the fact that I am basically lazy. When the
messages are in my mailbox I usually read them daily, they come to me. If
I had to go search for them on the web, I would probably only go there when
I had a problem. I learn so much about my cars just by reading other
peoples questions. I would lose this if I only looked up my specific
problem areas.
The web idea is great for looking up one time research topics, but this
forum is better for long term learning/support and also fosters a great
feeling of community I think.
BTW, I like the jokes only when they are car related.
David Gates
At 10:46 PM 8/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I guess I missed this discussion -- working on finishing my thesis for
>school, broke my "mouse" finger at work, left the mail for a few days, and
>all of a sudden I have 400+ messages to go through.
>
>I have a question:
>How many people are using old text-based mailing as their only means of
>internet access?
>
>What I am getting at:
>By no means am I in any way disrespecting the list -- I am extremely happy
>with the assistance I have received from it; it is an excellent source for
>info, encouragement and support, but the messages are overwhelming!
>
>I am curious if there would be interest in someone (i.e. not me!) setting
up
>a web-based discussion forum. You take your browser to a site, the
>discussion is broken up into different topics, so if you had technical
>questions, you would be in a different area than the jokes of the day, etc.
>You can avoid stuff that is non-relevant to your purpose, and have a
general
>discussion area for relaying stories of exploits across the country, blown
>engines, etc...
>
>Not knowing the computer experience of most of the listers, perhaps many
>haven't seen this type of site before, so if you would like, check out
>http://www.rageunderground.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi which is a site I
>frequent for help concerning my video card.
>
>Again, I think this resource is great, and I don't want to put anyone out
of
>the "mailing list" business, but just an idea. My newtork connection right
>now is too slow to support this kind of thing, but maybe some day when I
get
>cable modem service...
>
>Thanks for your time!
>
>Mike Thomas
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