On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Paul Maddox wrote: > Hi. > > On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Ben Parker wrote: > > > >Would you say this is a big disadvantage for a mailing list server? > > No, not unless you want people to be able to join your list(s)... > Many people do not require immediate replies to emails, for instance other > people running on dialup connections. > > IMO, by the very nature of a mailing list immediate replies are not > important. Imidiate replies are not important, but timely replies are. I see no problem with getting replies out every hour or so, but getting replies out on a daily or every four hour or whatever basis can be a bit of a problem. Having the sever down (like I did) for four days is not a huge deal, but it is not nice to do to your subscribers. Jason Rasku -- Jason Rasku, Box 270, Rossland, B.C., V0G 1Y0, (250) 362-5701, LinuxBox: (250) 362-9668. Web pages of Interest: Madness: <http://www.madnation.org/> <http://www.efn.org/~dendron> <http://www.peoplewho.org/Madness> Fibre: <http://kootweb.com/trillium/trrasku/trrasku.html> Spirituality: <mailto:[log in to unmask] sprits firstname lastname> ICQ 6375239 A.A.A.A.A.: An organization for drunks who drive