"Swan, Dean" <Dean_Swan at Mitel.COM> writes:

> This topic comes up every once-in-a while.  It seems that the
> consensus always comes up that the mailing list is the preferred
> format and news groups attract too much spam.  This would be my
> position as well.  The lists are archived, so those who don't wish
> to, or are unable to deal with the mail volume can go to the
> archives.
> 


I thought about another solution : synchronize mailing-list and
newsgroup (cf. the gnus newsgroups, aka ding list). With this
solution, you can stay in the mailing-list and people who are fed up
with the large traffic can consult the newsgroup. Moreover, it's
possible to anyone to answer to an old question, even if you have not
subscribed to the list and even if you miss this question after your
subscription.

Samir