Switching services

[BJ Peters]

Murli Nagasundaram wrote:

> 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

Dear List-DemiDei, otherwise known as Murli-- Two other lists I subscribe to
are on egroups and seem to work fine. So I suggest you go for it! Thanks for
your work on this. --BJ

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