Re: Proposal: An alternative to mailing lists which isn't a forum

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Francesco Ariis wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 06:11:16PM +0300, softwatt wrote:
> > Do mailing lists have any advantages in comparison to Usenet/this proposal?
> I never managed one, but maybe mailing lists are easier to set up and
> easier to maintain/moderate.
> We should listen to what listmasters have to say in this regard.

Mailing lists have LOTS of advantages:
- as noted - stuff comes to you
- most folks understand mailing lists - USENET is not as common or 
familiar as it once was
- USENET has fewer access controls (absent moderation, anybody can post, 
and there's really nothing tying an email address to someone's message)
- USENET servers are a bit more arcane to administer than list software

On the other hand, USENET is great when it comes to message threading, 
searching, and so forth.

Miles Fidelman

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