I belong to three lists on groups.io
I get the messages via email client but like the ability to log in via a web
browser to search the list.
Keeping list appropriate files handy is another feature I appreciate.
George / W7GES
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> On Aug 24, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Martin Sole <hs0zed@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well here's another vote for groups.io.
>
> As some have said it works just like any other email list reflector, for me
> that is through my Thunderbird email client which is running continuously,
> handles 5 or six email addresses constantly, and has probably 60-70 filters
> to sort incoming mail. Groups.io is set up to send me each and every email.
> Works like a charm and I don't ever have to deal with a kludgy web interface.
>
> That said I do agree that the replies without quoting the OP or other replies
> are frustrating. Maybe there's an option for that. The click-drag
> highlighting seems a work around at best. And I presume it must be in the
> groups.io side since my email replies automatically include the previous post.
>
> Now off to fiddle with groups.io web site to see what is there.
>
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
>> On 25/08/2019 07:44, Matthew Kaufman wrote:
>> No. Groups.io works just fine as an email reflector only.
>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 4:34 PM Bryan Fields <Bryan@bryanfields.net> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> On 8/24/19 6:25 PM, GaryK9GS wrote:
>>>> My big gripe with groups.io is that it does not quote the message being
>>>> replied to when using the web interface. There is a way to do it but
>>> it is
>>>> not the default and it is not easy to find. What ends up happening is
>>> there is
>>>> no context for the reply.73,Gary K9GS
>>> You're asking to transform an email list into a forum. This dramatically
>>> changes the content and discourse, effecting the S/N ratio.
>>>
>>> Email is great as it allows well thought out and reasoned messages on a
>>> subject. I can reply when I want and it's direct. A forum is subject to
>>> censorship and pettiness which is all to common in amateur radio today. My
>>> words can be changed and edited by anyone with database access. Sure an
>>> admin
>>> could mess with the archives on a list, but there's thousands of
>>> independent
>>> messages already out there.
>>>
>>> People will say it's "easier" to use a forum. These same people will take
>>> no
>>> time to learn how to use email effectively. Email requires strong written
>>> communications skills, and coalescing thoughts into an overall logical
>>> construction. This makes it much easier for people to read and respond to
>>> emails on a list. It's the bulwark of the S/N ratio.
>>>
>>> - --
>>> Bryan Fields
>>>
>>> 727-409-1194 - Voice
>>> http://bryanfields.net
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