Hello all,
Out of 27 votes, 24 said yes, keep it open and 3 said to close it. So, the
majority rules to keep the gateways open. A few of the comments are
included below with names removed to protect privacy:
the possibility of info is worth the extra effort to delete unwanted mail.
I have found the gatewayed queries on other lists to be useful and have met
a couple of cousins via that route. I think that they should continue to
come to the list. I don't quite understand why some don't want to have them
forwarded.
I don't think it's is difficult at all. I think it is a time saver. We see
messages that might otherwise be missed.
I vote to keep the Board Messages, I find interesting information from time
to time.
Christi, I agree, the "web board posts'" format for queries is not
clear. I vote to go ahead and close it.
I'm for leaving it like it is.............at some time we all had to learn
how things work.
As I now know the special requirements for responding to the board messages,
I have no complaint against them. I vote to keep the gateway open.
Listowner's comment: As for using the boards, the rule of thumb is simply,
if you want to respond to any message that comes through with the words:
"This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list." You
MUST respond directly to the board, by clicking on the URL in the message
(or copying and pasting if clicking doesn't work with your program) and then
filling in the reply portion on the website. Your reply WILL be copied to
the mailing list as well, just as the original message was...
Thanks for voting!
Christi
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