Re: am i hot? (Sometimes there is something in the name) 2003-11-19 - By Tony Nowakowski
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I never liked using web boards, and, apparently, I'm not alone. For one,
getting info "pushed" to me just works better. Also, there are no graphics
to download, and, no additional passwords to remember.
> Web boards display and archive all the messages for you so you never have
to fill up
> your local mailbox.
I limit my list messages to ~500 from each one I subscribe to for quick
reference. Having a full archive available somewhere is crucial, though.
> If you're not downloading emails, you don't download viruses.
Pure text e-mail is another way to do it.
> many boards allow you to receive email
> replies when someone responds to a message you post
This is a pain to use, depending on the board program.
> not to mention the
> convenience of having URLs immediately accessible, and images and
multimedia
> viewable.
One of the bad parts of the Yahoo list (trashing links).
Tony
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "ih8yahwhoo" <ih8yahwhoo@(protected)>
To: <Carrara@(protected)>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: [Carrara] Re: am i hot? (Sometimes there is something in the name)
> --- In Carrara@(protected), Frank Patnaude <drakkaen@(protected)> wrote:
> > Sorry, but the poll was a poorly designed one. I really don't care if
> > this group stays on yahoo or not. But what I do care about is if I have
> > to read a web board or can I get emails. Most of the solutions that
> > people discuss has been a web board and I have no interest in that at
> > all.
>
>
> I think this is the big sticking point for many people. But I don't
understand why
> people are so opposed to this.
>
> Web boards display and archive all the messages for you so you never have
to fill up
> your local mailbox. If you're not downloading emails, you don't download
viruses.
> web boards display the messages in a quick, at-a-glance format that allows
you to
> ignore the threads you don't care about. And many boards allow you to
receive email
> replies when someone responds to a message you post. Not to mention the
> convenience of having URLs immediately accessible, and images and
multimedia
> viewable. And a Carrara web board that was affiliated with Eovia could
probably offer
> many extras including galleries, links to appropriate tutorials, software,
updates,
> news, and much more. Kind of a one-stop shopping for all your Carrarra
needs.
>
> Aside from the convenience of being able to read the messages inside an
email app
> (if you can even really call that a "convenience") what are the advantages
of an email
> list?
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