ADSM-L

Re: ADSM newsgroup

1998-06-30 11:32:53
Subject: Re: ADSM newsgroup
From: "Brown, Ed" <EXBrown AT SNOPUD DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:32:53 -0700
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THIS ONE.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheelagh Treweek
> [SMTP:sheelagh.treweek AT COMPUTING-SERVICES.OXFORD.AC DOT UK]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 6:09 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: ADSM newsgroup
>
>
> I'm not at all keen on this idea of transforming adsm-l into a
> newsgroup :
> I like the idea that the adsm-l belongs to a group of like minded
> people who
> are "known" and have subscribed.  Apart from having to be more
> proactive
> with a newsgroup than a mailing list, it is possible we could lose out
> on
> some of the detailed and honest answers we get (including those
> informally
> from the adsm developers who contribute a lot) if the contents were
> more
> widely distributed and available via a newsgroup.
>
> My vote is for staying as a mailing list.  With a decent email system
> it is
> very easy to filter adsm-l messages into a separate mailbox and
> peruse,
> delete and keep as required.
>
> Regards, Sheelagh
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> > ______________________________ Reply Separator
> > _________________________________
> > Subject: ADSM newsgroup
> > Author:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> at
> Internet-Mail
> > Date:    6/30/98 9:38 AM
> >
> >
> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > As far as I could grasp there is no newsgroup for adsm discussion.
> This
> > mailing list of course is doing a good job of compensation of the
> newsgroup
> > absense. But I personally find it a little bit inconvenient moving
> 50
> > messages a day into trash. Judging on the size of the mailing list
> (1332
> > persons) I believe we can register a newsgroup.
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > regards, Anton, storage manager at SONY, Moscow
> >
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