Besides.
I'm lazy. If I have to go somewhere to get my NTLK
"fix" then I'll probably just not try. There were a
lot of web based places I've registered and just
forgot about over the years, yet the three email
groups I belong to I've been an active member for
years! (one I've been a member for over 8 years)
Email FORCES one to pay attention...simple as that!
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
http://npds.tek-ed.com (my NPDS server and it's new
subdomain)
--- Jeremy Bond Shepherd <jbond_at_jameswhale.com> wrote:
>
> > E-mail
> > (unfortunately) isn't big on threading. It works
> most of the time.
>
> This is why I vastly prefer Usenet newsgroups for
> online discussions.
> Usenet clients have sorting/threading capabilities
> in spades. So much
> faster and more flexible than either mailing lists
> or Web forums.
>
> I've never understood why so many folks seem to
> prefer e-mail and Web
> forums. Perhaps greater familiarity/comfort with Web
> browsers and
> e-mail clients than with Usenet clients...
>
> > NNTP would be easier, but no one seemed interested
> when I floated
> > that...
>
> Well, there already is comp.sys.newton.misc, but
> it's a ghost town
> compared with Newtontalk.
>
> -Jeremy
>
> -
> Jeremy Bond SHEPHERD | Americans practice
=====
"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain."
- Mr. Weasley - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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