[NTLUG:Discuss] why does the mail server stop working overandover

[Terry]

On 5/6/05, Kenneth Loafman <ken at lt.com> wrote:
> MadHat wrote:
> > In <19-ntlug.discuss at ntlug.org> Lance Simmons  wrote:
> >
> >>* MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> [050504 12:17]:
> >>
> >>>Because web based BBSs suck.  But that is just my opinion.  Email
> >>>works fine for me.
> >>
> >>Email plus a searchable archive works for me.  I expect I would forget
> >>to visit a web forum.
> >
> >
> >
> > Honestly, that is my issue.  I check my mail, but I don't have time to
> > check a bunch of different forums.  To me it is complicating a simple
> > idea.
> 
> I have to agree with MadHat on this one.  Web based forums are really
> slow to read (can't just hit 'n' and go to the next new message),
> require that you take your hands off the keyboard, and in general
> require some learning curve for each new forum.  Mail works best for
> what we are doing here.  NNTP works as well, but mail centralizes
> everything into one interface, without having to go to multiple
> locations, keep track of multiple login IDs, etc..
> 
> ...Thanks,
> ...Ken
> 

I agree2