Re: Isn't it time for a newsgroup^H^H^H^H digest?

[Kevin Paul <kpaul nmia com>]

Please.  A digest is more than welcome.

Kevin Paul

On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 mark@hoist.nlcomm.com wrote:

> 
>    > I would like to comment that I find a mailing list much more convenient
>    > than a digest.  With a mailing list, I can scan all the subject headers
>    > and read what I want to read.  With a digest, I get the same amount of
>    > mail but it's difficult to wade through.  With a mailing list, I could
> 
> Typically, the digest is just a collection of the messages sent to
> the "real" mailing list, with a convenient header at the top.
> 
>    I don't think adding methods of retrieval would make the old ones go away.
>    Afterall, there are programs that can maintain a link between a mailing
>    list and a newsgroup.  A digest can be sent to those who would rather have
>    one mail per day than the flood from the list, but the list would continue
>    anyway.  Newsgroups would just offer faster turn-around than digests and
>    don't clutter up my mailbox. I'm not in any way suggesting that they
>    replace this mailing list.  They could just be added as an interface.
> 
> A good mailing list needs all three.  I just think that the digest is
> easier to set up than a newsgroup and more useful.
> 
> Newsgroups are unreliable.  With a digest you know that you'll get the
> complete set of messages, eventually!
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
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