Switching services

[Murli Nagasundaram]

Gee, I don't know, Scott.  Most likely not.  But we can find a way preserve
the stuff anyway.

If there is enough support for the switch, we'll need a NAME for the new
list.  We can stick to name OSLIST <for auld lang syne> and easy
recognizability, or come up with a fresh new name <same great taste, bold
new package>.  If the latter, would the person who ran the poetry contest
please run a contest to select a new name?  <Prize: One years' free supply
of goodwill from all the list members -- the beneficial effects of which
have been proven through controlled triple-blind experiments -- supply
extended upon request>.  Please select about three alternatives, just in
case the names we want are already taken.

Cheers.

Murli

At 05:54 PM 6/13/00 -0500, you wrote:

>Murli:
>
>         Sounds almost too good to be true!  Since egroups has such a
> superior archiving utility, would it be possible to get the old archive
> "rethreaded" on the egroups server so that it is not lost or separated
> from the rest of the flock?
>
>Best regards,
>
>Scott Phillips
>Business Performance Specialist
>Employee and Organizational Learning
>NORTEL NETWORKS
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>
>  -----Original Message-----
>From:   Murli Nagasundaram
>[<mailto:rismurli at cobfac.boisestate.edu>mailto:rismurli at cobfac.boisestate.edu]
>Sent:   Tuesday, June 13, 2000 6:17 PM
>To:     OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject:        Switching services
>
>All,
>
>I have been using the commercial facility egroups.com to run a couple of
>lists on a test basis, and am quite impressed with it.  I'd like your
>opinion on whether we should switch to it from our present listserv.  I am
>considering the switch because of some recurring problems and limitations
>of the present system that I am seeing both from feedback from Listmembers
>and from my inability to respond adequately to requests.
>
>Egroups has the following advantages:
>
>1.  It's free.
>2.  It automatically archives messages which can be retrieved from the
>website without first dislocating your shoulder.
>3.  Messages can be viewed both in chronological and "threaded" form <by
>subject line>.
>4.  The website lets you store files.  You can also list useful web links,
>maintain databases of information and an event calendar (which notifies you
>when the event becomes due).
>5.  You can run polls (useful esp. when you have poetry contests, I guess!)
>6.  It is easy to assign multiple moderators or owners of the list.
>7.  You have the option of reading messages only at the website without
>receiving email messages.
>
>Egroups has the following disadvantage (as far as I know):
>
>1.  Every message comes appended with a little advertisement.  It is not
>very intrusive though, and easy to ignore.
>
>Our present listserv is free, and has no ads.  It has none of the other
>advantages of egroups.  If you have any thoughts on this subject do air
>them.  If there are no objections, I will arrange to switch the list to
>egroups.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Murli
>List-DemiDei