The problem with egroups is the commercial. Evem if I put in my digital
signature it will break in and make the digital signature broken. Listar
doesn't break into if there's a signature.
Noam Meltzer
Ira Abramov wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
>
> > As for a web interface - I guess it's pointless to mention the name
> > eGr???s again, so I won't...
>
> why not? I've shouted "egroups" here far too many times. I was ignored,
> but nobody objected either.
>
> ok, I say we start it as a test. right now we have an archive that is
> open to harvesters, and a listar manager that changes every few
> months. moving to Egroups will give us:
>
> * spam protected web archives
> * choice of reading online, in Email, full digests or header digests
> * polls
> * chat room for online meetings
> * calendar of events, and other cool features too many to list here
> * remote management can be delegated dynamicly to any group member
> * better return time of messages from the list (Listar shortened
> majordomo's response time from hours to minutes, Egroups takes usually
> only seconds)
>
> I can tell you I have been using their service for over 2 years now very
> happily. I don't mind even donating the monthly $5 it costs to keep the
> ads away. I don't get any spam through them either.
>
> what say you? vote with your fingers! add yourselves here to test it:
>
> http://www.egroups.com/group/iglu/
>
> if we have a mass of over half the list (how many subscribers do we
> have, Ely?) move over, I think we can declare it official. any of the
> frequent posters wanting manager rights just has to ask me, this is how
> a community should work!
>
> > Back to the original topic - There are some mailing lists with nntp
> > interface. From the little I know - not all of them are filled with spam.
> > Is it because of some brutal filtering methods , or very active list
> > managers?
>
> or it never leaves one specific nntp server and doesn't get to nntp
> servers viewed by spammers...
>
> > As for me personally - using no filters what so ever, I have only recived
> > very few spam messages, and I don't exactly hide my email. But then again
> > - I'm not a very active poster.
>
> I am, and believe me it hurts. I filter hard and mercilessly, and I
> still get 10-12 a day.
>
> so again, please check out:
> http://www.egroups.com/group/iglu/
>
> we can set it up as a sublist of huji's but I think it will prevent us
> from using all the creative management features.
>
> --
> Ira Abramov ; whois:IA58 ; www.scso.com ; all around Linux enthusiast
> "[In 'Doctor' mode], I spent a good ten minutes telling Emacs what I
> thought of it. (The response was, 'Perhaps you could try to be less
> abusive.')"
> (By Matt Welsh)
>
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