Why not use forum?
wim.delvaux at adaptiveplanet.com
wim.delvaux at adaptiveplanet.com
Fri Jun 13 20:15:26 CEST 2008
> But I still don't understand why groups choose mailing lists over
> newsgroups. Weren't newsgroups designed with this kind of thing in
> mind? By default you just download the headers without having to get
> the text of every message, you can subscribe and unsubscribe from them
> without impacting your regular email account. I know you can just get
> email headers if you want, but that means I have to set my regular email
> account up all 'header only' or all downloading everything.
True, newsgroups are VERY similar to mail. I use them too for other stuff.
However I use news for groups I follow very unregularly (from time to time).
Forums I use only when there are problems I need to solve and I am looking
hard for solutions, mail I use for groups I want to follow very closely (and
even participate in replying to issues such as this :).
CU
W
PS. About you remark that ppl repeat the context of the reply. I like this
since it allows me to follow threads more easily. If only the reply would be
present I would need to find the mail to which this reply was intented.
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