(List) Communication Options...

At the risk of being labeled a "Heretic" or worse. And with an upfront statement, that this in no way reflects on the fabulous work being done by Jay..... Now this *might* lead to something interesting.... A few thoughts (in no particular order) 1) Given the nature of the list, compatability with a _reasonable_ selection of classic computing enviroments needs to be maintained. This should not preclude the usage of _newer_ technologies where appropriate. 2) "Conversations" should be easy to follow, with minimal requirements on the behaviour of the user. For example if there are 100 consecutive messages on a topic (each one in direct response to the immediate previous one), and someone replies to message #68, then it sould be easily identifable as such. 3) Bandwidth (client and host) as well as storage requirements need to be considered. 4) Digest, "Immediate Message" and On-Line Access would all be useful user interfaces. 5) Searchability [by members and services such as Google] is important if this is to be used as a reference site. 6) Organization (above the distinction between ccTalk and ccTech) would be beneficial. Being able to filter messages for a specific computer vendor or other simiular trait would be helpful. 7) Maintenance/Management issues should be kept minimal since there is no paid sponsorship for the list [to the best of my knowledge]. 8) Elimination of redundant information (i.e. duplicated from post to post to post) while still retaining context. That is just a start from my "wish list" view of communications. There are many issues with making any changes to the method of communication that would need to be addressed, and members feelings would be among the top. <<<< now to go down and look for the C User Journal CD I promised a list member....