[Coco] A return to bit.listserv.coco?

Jim Cox jimcox at miba51.com
Mon Mar 21 14:02:09 EST 2005


Bill:

Everyone's opinion on this list carries weight :)

Jim

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:40:57 -0500
  "billg" <cwgordon at charter.net> wrote:
> As a newbie on this mailing list, my opinion probably 
>doesn't carry much
> weight, but IMHO this is the best place for discussion 
>of CoCo matters.
> Membership suggests interest in the CoCo neighborhood, 
>whereas
> bit.listserv.coco IS open for the general public.  Case 
>in point: all that
> spam.
> 
> IF if could be done, THIS material could be gated to 
>bit.listserv.coco,
> thereby preserving the clarity and cleanliness of the 
>material.
> 
> My 2 cents worth
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
>>[mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Boisy 
>>G. Pitre
>>Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 12:22 PM
>>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>Subject: [Coco] A return to bit.listserv.coco?
>>
>>I'm going to probably catch flack for this, but here 
>>goes.
>>
>>I've been watching the bit.listserv.coco group list from 
>>Google, and it appears that the excessive SPAM that has 
>>plagued the group has pretty much abated.  In fact there 
>>are 
>>some active discussions still on-going related to the 
>>CoCo, so 
>>it appears a few people are still actively using the 
>>group.
>>
>>The whole idea for this list was to get away from the 
>>SPAM onslaught.  
>>I am curious as to what others on this list would think 
>>about 
>>moving all traffic back to the original place that has 
>>served 
>>us for 10 or more years.  Google keeps a record of all 
>>messages posted, which makes searching back very easy. 
>> (Yes, 
>>I know that this list is also archived).
>>
>>Dennis has been gracious enough to host the list, and it 
>>has 
>>worked well for the past two or so years.  Is it time to 
>>return to bit.listserv.coco?  I think we should discuss 
>>the idea.
>>--
>>Boisy G. Pitre
>>E-Mail: boisy at boisypitre.com
>>Mobile: (337) 781-3997
>>Web: www.boisypitre.com
>>
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