[TowerTalk] time to modernize the reflector

[Martin Sole]

Well here's another vote for groups.io.

As some have said it works just like any other email list reflector, for 
me that is through my Thunderbird email client which is running 
continuously, handles 5 or six email addresses constantly, and has 
probably 60-70 filters to sort incoming mail. Groups.io is set up to 
send me each and every email. Works like a charm and I don't ever have 
to deal with a kludgy web interface.

That said I do agree that the replies without quoting the OP or other 
replies are frustrating. Maybe there's an option for that. The 
click-drag highlighting seems a work around at best. And I presume it 
must be in the groups.io side since my email replies automatically 
include the previous post.

Now off to fiddle with groups.io web site to see what is there.

Martin, HS0ZED


On 25/08/2019 07:44, Matthew Kaufman wrote:
> No. Groups.io works just fine as an email reflector only.
>
> On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 4:34 PM Bryan Fields <Bryan at bryanfields.net> wrote:
>
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>> On 8/24/19 6:25 PM, GaryK9GS wrote:
>>> My big gripe with groups.io is that it does not quote the message being
>>> replied to  when using the web interface.   There is a way to do it but
>> it is
>>> not the default and it is not easy to find. What ends up happening is
>> there is
>>> no context for the reply.73,Gary K9GS
>> You're asking to transform an email list into a forum.  This dramatically
>> changes the content and discourse, effecting the S/N ratio.
>>
>> Email is great as it allows well thought out and reasoned messages on a
>> subject.  I can reply when I want and it's direct.  A forum is subject to
>> censorship and pettiness which is all to common in amateur radio today. My
>> words can be changed and edited by anyone with database access.  Sure an
>> admin
>> could mess with the archives on a list, but there's thousands of
>> independent
>> messages already out there.
>>
>> People will say it's "easier" to use a forum.  These same people will take
>> no
>> time to learn how to use email effectively.  Email requires strong written
>> communications skills, and coalescing thoughts into an overall logical
>> construction.  This makes it much easier for people to read and respond to
>> emails on a list.  It's the bulwark of the S/N ratio.
>>
>> - --
>> Bryan Fields
>>
>> 727-409-1194 - Voice
>> http://bryanfields.net
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