mailing list vs news group

[Hasan Aljudy]

braddr at puremagic.com wrote:
> Walter and I were talking earlier today and one of the topics that came up was
> newsgroup vs mailing list.  The good news is that it doesn't have to be one vs
> the other, but rather a gateway between the two.
> 
> The question:  Who would use the mailing list if it existed.
> 
> Follow-up question: if the list was read-only (ie, a one way gateway), would you
> still use it?
> 
> For myself, I'd prefer to receive mail rather than read via the web or a news
> reader, but I know I'm an odd duck at times.
> 
> A show of hands.. want to be able to get each of the newsgroups via mail?
> 
> 

no man .. the NG is just fine,
althu ideally I would prefer a more modern web-based forum package.