Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/15
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On 14 Feb 97 at 17:36, Marc James Small wrote:
> At 04:59 PM 2/14/97 +0000, Peter Jon White wrote:
>
> >I've never posted to a newsgroup but I have logged on to read some
> >postings. The thing that struck my was the nastiness of many of the
> >postings. As I understand it, with a mailing list, someone can police
> >things and block entry by people who let their emotions control what
> >they type. Please correct me if I'm wrong but with a newsgroup, there
> >is no way to keep the hot heads out. (That's what I've been told.)
>
>
> A moderated list would solve this problem, and is easily arranged.
<evil grin>
Assuming you mean a moderated newsgroup, I take it that you volunteer
as moderator?
Guys, all you need is a slick email-client which can filter incoming
mail to different folders, each for every mailinglist. The only thing
they lack is threading, but you could sort each folder on subject,
effectively threading them.
One of the best dedicated freeware email-clients is Pegasus/WinPmail
(Eudora Light and Free Agent don't filter, Eudora Pro and Agent do,
but are not freeware). A good site for Net-software is:
http://tucows.wau.nl
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Bye,
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The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
<w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]