7 Mar
2005
7 Mar
'05
6:44 a.m.
> > > > Why the emotional attraction to a
mailing list as opposed to the web?
> > > Because the web is sh*t for just about everything?
> > That would explain its unpopularity, of course.
> If it's popular, it *must* be right.
Given the task at hand, given the needs of the users,
given the
recently described hassles, is mailing-list technology the best
design and solution for this task?
Any advantage it might yield over the vagaries of SMTP has little to do with
its perceived ease of use or accessibility. I'm forced to use web boards for
some esoteric topics, but I get enough vintage computing on Usenet and other
mailing lists, so I wouldn't make the jump. I don't like pull media.
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