From:	hans AT brandinnovators DOT com (Hans Zuidam)
Subject:	Re: Mailing List or News group?
22 Jan 1997 20:50:05 -0800 :
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> Weiqi Gao wrote:
> Hans Zuidam <hans AT brandinnovators DOT com> wrote:
> >I second this.  The mailing list is easier accessible and traffic is
> >not that high to warrant a news group.
> 
> The biggest drawback of the mailing list is its obscurity.  I guarantee
> that a news group with at least double the traffic because many more people
> will "stumble upon" the news group.

Which is exactly why I prefer a maillist over a newsgroup.  The
quality is usually higher because there are fewer participants.

				Hans
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