[Nottingham] Too much traffic

[Chris Hastie]

On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Robert Davies <rob_davies@ntlworld.com> wrote
>On Wednesday 05 March 2003 19:13, you wrote:
>> Iain Alexander said :
>> > Email traffic seems to be getting heaving in the mailing list, would it
>> > prudent to consider another method of communication instead of a
>> > listserver?
>> >
>> > I'm specifically thinking about web forum or perhaps irc?
>> >
>> > Thoughts. Opinions, flames always welcome :)
>>
>> Aren't mailing lists ideal for high-traffic?
>
>Yep, I've not had any problem, maybe it depends on your email client.  Mine
>autosorts LUG email into a folder, and does threading so it's not a problem.

I much prefer mailing lists - mail comes in and it's there when I want 
it. My MUA filters each list I'm on (around 50) into separate folders, 
threads them and deletes mailing list messages over a specified age, so 
in effect mailing lists look very much like newsgroups to me. I read the 
threads that catch my eye and not the others. I can't see the difference 
between that and a web forum really, except it's less hassle to visit. 
I'd be unlikely to get around to visiting a web forum, but I cast my eye 
over the list occasionally.
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Chris Hastie