[pmmail-list] Forums back up

[Frank Winkler @home]

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:50:51 -0400 (CDT), John Thompson wrote:

 >On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:12:55 -0700, Kenneth Porter wrote:
 >
 >>I hate web boards, as I usually must wait for a page to refresh in my
 >>browser everytime I switch between the message list and the contents of
 >>a message. Broadband makes it slightly less painful, but it's still
 >>tedious compared to just switching panes in a newsreader. I suppose a
 >>better-designed web board could alleviate that, but I have yet to see
 >>one that's satisfactorily responsive.
 >
 >I agree.  What was wrong with nntp that everybody decided to go to this
 >web-based discussion group nonsense instead?  I suspect it's a matter of
 >fashion: if it's not web-based it must not be good or some similarly
 >faulty reasoning.  I have nothing against the WWW, but it's not God's own
 >answer to every question possible.  For text-based discussion you still
 >can't beat nntp.

Now it's time to follow this discussion. I fully agree! :)


On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 18:13:12 -0700, Kenneth Porter wrote:

 >On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:50:51 -0400 (CDT), John Thompson wrote:
 >
 >>What was wrong with nntp that everybody decided to go to this
 >>web-based discussion group nonsense instead?
 >
 >That's an easy one. You can't force ads on people with NNTP. ;-) (Well,
 >you can, but they're easier to filter.)
 >
 >Plus, mere text is too difficult for the mouse potato generation. The
 >web only became as popular as it is because it let non-technical people
 >look at pictures instead of reading text.

I couldn't find better word for it! LOL! :))

Regards

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