On 03/07 07:16 , Callum Lerwick wrote: > Its there, its mature, why use a hack like mailing lists when something > more appropriate is available? because IMHO, mail readers are more mature than most newsreaders, and I live with a mail client constantly on hand, whereas web forums or news would require me to take more nonexistent spare time out of my day to open the client for *that* service, look through it (usually waiting far longer per-message for the client to update), and delete the crap (if possible) to get down to the stuff I want to read. nothing beats (mutt + local mail spool) for speed when it comes to dealing with a bunch of messages. Carl Soderstrom. -- Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list