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On 12/24/06, Nick Scheer  wrote:
> Either way is fine with me. The problem with forums, is that if it is

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> on a slow server, or if it is badly organized from a user interface

> perspective, it can be a nightmare to use.

>

> Plus, you often end up with a lot of bickering about how it should

> look/feel/behave. Also, *someone* ends up stuck with spending a lot of

> time maintaining it, and I imagine it is much more costly from a

> hosting perspective. PHPBB also tends to get borked by script-kiddies

> out to prove their l33t-ness by vandalizing any site they can.

>

> Mailing lists are nice, as you have a lot of flexibility as to how to

> read/organize/archive-I personally like Gmail's ability to auto-label,

> as well as organizing by discussion thread, and allowing really good

> searchability, whereas a forum dictates the entire user experience for

> you.

>

> --Nick

I second the Gmail recommendation!  Auto-threading has made handling busy

lists so much easier that I am now in the process of moving all my mail

lists over to a gmail account.  THIS is the way webmail should be!

PS If anyone wants a free gmail account I think I still have most of my

original 100 invites left
Happy Holidays!
Jon Hoskins