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I can
see advantages to a web forum, however there are a few disadvantages that I
should point out that don't affect everyone. My PC is a laptop which travels
with me most times, so I often download my mail at a convenient time and read
through it later when I'm often away from any net connection. I can then respond
at my leisure and when I connect at a later time all messages are sent. This is
why you'll often get multiple messages from me at 3am. And why sometimes the
question I'm replying to has already been fully discussed and answered.There are
also others that receive their e-mail at work where they may not have internet
access.
As Charlie mentioned there are still
users on dial-up connections. There are still many rural areas where that is the
only option. I've only had ADSL in my area for a year. Dial-up doesn't preclude
the use of web forums, but it sure does lose some of the
advantages.
I'm not saying that we have to stop
progress for those few that can't keep up, but I thought I'd mention a few
advantages of the current format.
Todd (happy to be top posting HTML on
an e-mail list)
Thanks for making
this an option John.
Rusty (change can be
good, unless I only have John to talk to)
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