Switching services

[Peggy Holman]

Murli,

>PS: And no, the little advertisment messages are not intrusive; and we can
>be free of them for a small fee.

If you do migrate us to egroups, as the momentum seems to be indicating
would be the thing to do, I think OSI(US) could offer up the small fee to
make us advertisement free.  Just let me know the details.

Peggy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Artur F. Silva" <artsilva at MAIL.EUNET.PT>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Switching services


> Murli (and all):
>
> I completely agree with your suggestion to switch to egroups. First, I
would
> like to say that an "e-mail distribution list" is an e-mail distributing
> list! To change
> for a system that can only be consulted on-line (even if its answer times
> were good,
> which is NOT the case) is a different, more expensive and less accessible
way.
> So I wouldn't favour "more chances" if they are worse choices...
>
> But, egroups as a supplementary advantage you have not mentioned, that is
> related
> with what I feel as a major problem of the current listserv: if you send a
> message
> to (say) a OSLIST group at egroups, with the subject. "xxx"; all the
> subscribers
> will receive a message with the "Subject: [OSLIST] xxx". This allows to
> immediately
> identify all OSlist messages (quite convenient for people on different
> lists). Can this
> be done with the current listserv? If not, I suggest we change. (the old
> address
> can be used as a backup for some time).
>
> Regards
>
> Artur
>
> PS: And no, the little advertisment messages are not intrusive; and we can
> be free of them for a small fee.
>
> -----------------------
>
>
>
> At 16:16 13-06-2000 -0600, 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