[CUBE] Cube List > NNTP

[Fred Terry]

On 2/10/04 1:51 PM, "Riba" <riba at hi.hinet.hr> wrote:

>> Does Apple MAIL operate with NNTP servers. Isn't the whole point of an
>> EMAIL list to have it dropped in your email inbox?
>> 
>> Before this discussion gets to far out of hand, let's be sure we stay
>> the kind of model we are.
>> 
>> If we need a more responsive list operator, then we should consider a
>> new e-list provider. If we are moving from an email list to another
>> model, NNTP, BBS Forums, BLOG/News site, then we should think about
>> this carefully.
> 
> The biggest obstacle here is the fact that relatively few people are
> familiar with NNTP and probably not willing to use something different
> than their e-mail. In that respact, I think you are right :( We'll
> probably lose quite a bit of members here.

Not to mention the current state of news readers for OS X.

Adding my voice to Keith's, I never forget to read the Cube list because it
shows up in my inbox. I always forget about the Cube forums, and I typically
have a browser open alongside my email client.

  pf