NavList:
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Re: Two lists with a common topic
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 May 2, 15:42 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 May 2, 15:42 -0400
Dear Carl, > As a community, it would make sense for everybody to try to agree upon > where they'd like the list to reside (google vs. webkahuna) and go > there. As a contribution to the future discussion of this topic, I would like to bring several things to everyone's attention. 1. On the loss of 1% or 2% of messages: if you don't get your message back from the list within few minutes, this indicates that it might be lost. You can check by looking at the list archiv on the web, and resend a message, if necessary. 2. Google list requires registration with Google, having a password etc. (Personally, I hate these registrations and passwords, some other people are indifferent). 3. Google list has advertising and our list does not. 4. No one knows what will Google do with the info you tell him at the registration; it may sell it, for example to those who send spam. It is true, webkahuna might make this too. But SO FAR it did not, and the webkahuna list is already 10 years olf, btw. Alex.
