Switching services REDUX

[Elwin and Joan]

No Objections

Elwin

--- Murli Nagasundaram
<rismurli at COBFAC.BOISESTATE.EDU> wrote:
> I find it hard to believe, but I started this whole
> mess just 10 days ago!
> At this point, as due punishment, I feel like
> offering my posterior for an
> Open Space Flagellation - The Law of Two Feet would
> work soundly in this
> case.
>
> Since I posted the message appended below, some
> things have changed on the
> LISTSERV:
>
> OSLIST at listserv.boisestate.edu can now be accessed
> over the web.  At the
> website you may view all postings from 1998 on to
> the present, subscribe,
> unsubscribe, change your options, and post and read
> messages. In fact, the
> archive listings are somewhat better than egroups --
> you can sort by
> subject, date, or author. The archives are organized
> by month, which may or
> may not be inconvenient. You don't have the other
> benefits of polling,
> listing links, calendar, etc.
>
> In terms of responsiveness, it looks like support
> from egroups is zero,
> although rarely needed, while responsiveness from
> the Boise State Univ. IT
> group is a little bit better but not by much.
>
> Egroups has another advantage that multiple
> moderators can be assigned so
> that you don't have to depend only on me, esp. if I
> get hit by a truck or
> am traveling.
>
> For some strange reason, while I have added every
> OSLIST at listserv member to
> egroups, only 149 are showing up at the egroups
> website.  I don't know if
> this a glitch, or that the rest didn't respond to
> the invitation.
>
> If I set up a poll, that will gather responses from
> only the 149 currently
> on egroups.  But I'll do it anyway.
>
> In response to Peggy's message:  For those who use
> email exclusively, it
> doesn't matter either way.  For those who might be
> using the website too,
> Egroups has a slight edge, but no longer as great as
> it was earlier.
>
> As regards my recommedation -- I reserve it until
> after the poll.
>
> Murli
> List Vassal
>
=====================================================================
>
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:16:43 -0600, Murli
> Nagasundaram
> <rismurli at cobfac.boisestate.edu> 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


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