[CH] That *cursed* list??? :-))
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:20:54 -0700
Hi Mark...well, first off, I can sympathize with those who are having
problems, albeit of mostly their own making. However, this c-h list has
worked well for all these years, even prior to my coming to it in 1996-7
and ther are those who have been on longer. Many who were on the list
have left, died, whatever, but some of us old stalwarts remain.
I have helped more than a few get back on the list, simply by giving
them the correct procedure. Mike Bowers established this list many years
ago, and finally got a server who would work with him, after another big
change quite a few years back, where he lost all the files, due to a
failure not of his making.
Mark, I was in no way being critical of your ideas, other than why
change something that "aint broke"? It is only broke for those who
insist in not using plain text, and who insist in using HTML. I do not
use HTML, although as I have a Mac, and always have had, it is very
simple to set it up that way. I also use Firefox and Thunderbird mail
clients, and they also can use hyper text markup language, if I should
so choose.
I am on many other lists, hosted by Yahoo, About, etc., and would find
it simple to switch. But that is not the point. As Don(Rael) pointed out
in his inimitable fashion, it isn't broke, it isn't ours, let Mike deal
with it is he thinks it needs fixing. My view? It doesn't! Cheers, old
Doug in BC Canada