> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Callum Lerwick > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:18 PM > To: TCLUG > > Mailing lists made sense back when everyone wasn't on the net full time, > or even directly connected to the net at all, (UUCP, FidoNet, Bitnet, > Compuserve...) but it really doesn't anymore. I disagree. Your assumtions seem to be for a minor subset of people at most. Not *everyone* is on full time now, and many of us travel, etc, so the list function is strongly preferred by many. Some who are "often on" strongly prefer lists and their features. Some of us prefer not to use web or usenet (etc) for list types of activity. I do agree that any REPLY function should be used intelligently and that replies should be trimmed as well. I prefer that replies go to the list whenever the info may be of use to others. Chuck