Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:19:17 06/26/99
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On June 26, 1999 at 14:07:34, Pete Galati wrote: >On June 26, 1999 at 13:35:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On June 26, 1999 at 13:17:22, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>>This works just fine, it doesn't need improving. >>> >>>Pete >> >> >>I disagree. The 'forum' is fine. The 'delivery' is pitiful. I'd _far_ >>prefer the typical newsgroup interface to this slow, clumsy, net-lag-sensitive >>approach. IE newsgroups feed my local machine all the time. And I can read >>them at my convenience with _zero_ delays of any kind. Plus I can search for >>old topics easily. None of that is possible here. >> >>So the 'place' is very good... but the netscape/IE4 front-end is woefully >>lacking compared to usenet news interfaces... >> >> >> >I'm a bit leary of change for the sake of change, but yes this is very slow. The >convenient thing about being html based is that it is easily tided to all of the >other CCC stuff like the resource center and a few things that I haven't looked >at etc. > >Is this format real slow on a Linux sys? It's slow in Windows & Netscape but I >wouldn't complain about it because it's very dependable. > >Pete It is slow on any system due to network lag. Someone very close to NYC might find it perfect. I often see lag of 1-2 minutes during the day, where I click a message number and wait that long to see the text... It isn't a windows or linux problem, it is a problem of routing packets thru 15-20 intervening machines one-way... then getting them back, all within a reasonable amount of time. The internet is way too busy for that nowadays... >> >> >>> >>>On June 26, 1999 at 13:12:53, Bas Hamstra wrote: >>> >>>>Hello all, >>>> >>>>This forum seems to work ok, because there are many interesting posts, which is >>>>the most important. However the (web-only) interface is very clumsy. It could >>>>easily be improved. >>>> >>>>The most important suggestion is this: e-mail each message to the members. With >>>>a simple "in-box rule" we then can transport the messages to a map "CCC" on our >>>>computer at home. And voila, as good as a real newsgroup! >>>> >>>>Of course the current web-interface can be maintained, as archive, where you can >>>>check if a message is really posted. >>>> >>>>For a very good example of how this could work, take a look at www.egroups.com. >>>>This is a place where everyone can start his own mailinglist. It too has a web >>>>based interface, but the members of a group can choose for e-mailing the >>>>messages. Moderating is supported very well too. If the messages can be mailed >>>>to a moderator, they can as wel be sent to everyone, no? >>>> >>>>A second suggestion is the possibility to search for messages a la deja. >>>> >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>>Bas Hamstra.
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