Re: Time to move this list to E-Groups

["Jim Johnson" <jejohn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Matt.  I just joined the e=group and downloaded the allsyste.ela
file.  Come to think of it, I didn't even notice the ads
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew D. Langston" <langston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <the_omega_man@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega-List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Time to move this list to E-Groups


> Yes, it can.  As an example, I have uploaded Robert Cummings' TS4 friendly
> systems to http://www.egroups.com/files/omega-list/Allsyste.ela.
>
> Regards, Matt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <the_omega_man@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Omega-List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 5:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Time to move this list to E-Groups
>
>
> >
> > Can the e-groups site be used simply as a place to post attachments?
> >
> > In other words, if you have a big message or attachment to send, then
send
> > it to both omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx and omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx  Those who
> > are interested in the attachment can go look at the attachment at the
> egroups
> > web site.  This gives us a place to post attachments without
compromising
> > privacy or forcing banner ads into our messages...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At Thu, 29 Jun 2000 21:04:39 -0700, "Matthew D. Langston"
> <langston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >I agree with you that there are many benefits to using eGroups instead
> > >of
> > >the current listserv.  In addition to fixing the "file attachment
> problem",
> > >it also provides the ability to browse the entire archive of previous
> > >posts.
> > >
> > >Earlier last Spring I reserved two eGroups for this purpose:
> > >http://www.egroups.com/group/omega-list and
> > >http://www.egroups.com/group/OmegaResearch.  I would be more than happy
> > >to
> > >turn them over to the current omega-list listserv moderator(s) if they
> > >are
> > >interested (that was the reason why I reserved them in the first
place).
> > >
> > >I notified the current omega-list listserv moderator as to their
> > >availability earlier in the Spring, but I haven't heard back from them
> > >yet.
> > >
> > >Regards, Matt
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "M. Simms" <prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: "Omega-List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 9:45 PM
> > >Subject: Time to move this list to E-Groups
> > >
> > >
> > >> I think based on recent posts that mention attachments.....and none
> > >> appear....
> > >> and my own frustration of making posts with attachments that don't
> > >show
> > >up,
> > >> it may be time to move the Omega-list to E-Groups or another forum
> > >venue.
> > >>
> > >> The 15k attachment limitation of this listserv is just way too
> > >restrictive.
> > >> The fact that there is no notification of this back to the originator
> > >is
> > >> also very, very bad.
> > >>
> > >> Scanned articles are 50k bytes min....and some systems and indicators
> > >could
> > >> climb well above 15k.
> > >>
> > >> E-Groups is reliable and has a couple of features like surveys that
> > >may
> > >> prove useful.
> > >> I believe the cost is zero.
> > >
> >
> >
>