[Coco] I think I hit a nerve with my CoCoList Survey on email.

[Tim Fadden]

Another option with a mail account at least for me is a web interface 
for my email account.  I can go there first and delete the emails I 
don't want to download.
 Although I have no problem with a 20mb down,  5mb up link.  I like the 
forum, which I check at least every other day, along with the list.  I 
have had better help/interaction on the forum than the list I must say 
though.

TimChristian Lesage wrote:
> Robert Gault wrote:
>> Speaking as one who has dial-up, I'd say you have that backwards. I 
>> have little choice when reading e-mail; I download all or nothing to 
>> read any one message. When I go to a forum such as at Coco3.com, I 
>> can read or not read as I chose and don't need to download anything 
>> unless I want to read a message.
>
> While I still believe that when using a dial-up connection, 
> downloading approx. 20 5kB messages a day is probably faster than 
> logging on a web-based forum, browsing the topics, and then having to 
> click on "next" several times before you reach the end of a lengthy 
> thread, here is one thing you could do if you really don't want to 
> download the "junk" messages that don't interest you: Get a Gmail 
> address and use that address to register to the CoCoList. Then use 
> Gmail web interface to read the messages. The messages will appear as 
> conversations (threads). If you need an invitation to sign up for 
> Gmail, let me know.
>
> Christian
>
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