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From: "David Massie" <>
Subject: Re: NEW British-Genealogy.com BRITISH MAILING LISTS AND WEB SITE
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:23:06 -0000
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> >The Rootsweb lists have all the features you describe, so what's the
point?
> >
> >...or am I missing something?
>
> ** There is no daily junk mail, newsletter, or similar from
> British-Genealogy.com. There isn't even a master list kept of all email
> addresses.

I don't get daily junk from Rootsweb either. Master list? Who cares, as long
as it isn't broadcast?

> ** The British-Genealogy web site will be totally free. (No pay to view
> subscriptions)

As is Rootsweb. I haven't paid a penny for the last several years.

> ** The lists are easy to locate....

As are Rootsweb's lists.

>... Nor will we be having any list duplication.

You just announced duplication of every county rootsweb list....

> ** The whole thing is run on a different type of mailing list software
> to what people normally know. It allows each user to control how they
> configure their own list subscriptions with a login to their *own*
> configuration page, and it has some pretty neat features too, such as
> suspend mail whilst on vacation, or simply switch between list and
> digest mode.

However simple you make it, users will manage to make a mess of it. The
Rootsweb lists aren't exactly difficult (send a message with the word
'subscribe' or fill in a form on the web site).

> ** Archives are brilliantly searchable. A person can search them *and*
> sort them by poster name, thread, or date, or subject line. They can be
> made accessible to subscribers only, or to anybody, (depending on how
> the list admin sets it up).

I've never had trouble searching the rootsweb lists. I fail to see the
difference between comprehensive search facilities and 'brilliantly
searchable'

> I could probably think of quite a few more, not the least of which is
> that it is British run.

That sounds a little xenophobic to me Rod :0)
I am subscribed to 5 county lists at Rootsweb. The messages come from all
over the World. I really don't give a monkey's cuss whether the central
server is in the US, UK, or Timbuktu, as long as the messages arrive on my
machine when I ask.

If you can persuade Rootsweb to close their lists, and get everyone onto
your lists, then it'll be 'a good thing' Until then, it'll be a pain
in the posterior having to subscribe to 10 lists instead of 5.

Regards
Dave





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