[Manifold-l] Technology preview release candidate - 7.1.5.589

["jburn_gis at cogeco.ca" at cogeco.ca]

Interesting thread.  I would suggest however that the forum actually saves a little more time and effort, as the threads
are more easliy contained.  The forum does not require a login unless you want to post, and even then, the login can be
done from any place - so if you're reading a post, you don't have to "leave, login, and return", you just login, and now
you can reply to that post.  There's also a good search capability.

Having said that, it would be nice to be able to track or flag certain threads to monitor them.  I do like this list as
well in concept, however the Directions Mag people seem to be having to many issues to make it worthwhile for me now. 
The other solution would be to - similar to MapInfo from what I understand - move this list to another list server such
as Google or Yahoo...

>
> Francis,
>
> >>> I personally really like the "push" of an email list
> >
> > Me too, is there anyway a similar service can be set up for the forum?
> >
> > I get an instant overview as to the issues and replies are so much easier
> > than logging on which seems to throw a wobbly every now and then.
> >
> > Most posts seem to be there now anyway, so I am missing out on a lot of
> > the
> > threads unless I really go out of my way to visit the site, and I am not
> > sure how to get a good overview of all the posts.
>
> I totally agree. I am not a forum person. Yes, I go there, and should go
> their more often, but I am just shockingly busy with so many things that
> I simply don't go as often as I should. This is also the case, for me,
> with the Oracle Spatial Technology Network forum.
>
> So, is there a way, like Yahoo Groups, to have our cake and eat it too?
> That is, if you want email, digest or to read online then you get to
> choose!
> Sure, a Yahoo Group is single-threaded, but so is the forum (effectively).
>
> > I am prepared to change, but this has been a very useful tool over the
> > years...I am not sure if the forum is progress over the subscription but
> > if that is the way everyone has gone then that's it I guess,
>
> I don't think it is necessarily one of old dogs having to learn new tricks
> but that a specific pattern of use suits particular people and not others.
> I am all for both the forum AND an email list that is linked to it because
> most of the activity is on the forum. It would be nice but it is in
> Manifold.Net's
> hands and not mine.
>
> regards
> S
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