Date:         Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:52:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
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From:         Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Keeping the List Open
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Well, I understand that your concern, Phaedra.

However, at any of the locations you mention, Hotmail is always available.

Baring a technological filtering solution, the responsibility must shift
towards the listee preparing for a trip by registering a Hotmail etc
account, and doing a list subscribe to that account.

The risk to current listee's employment is much greater than the risk of
losing prospective listees, or to travelling listees.

Closing the list is not such a bad thing for the travelling listee. They can
subscribe at home or work and at Hotmail.

Ignore the hotmail account, and it will eventually be terminated. It's free,
and it's globally accessible.

The only problem with the Hotmail account idea, is who's going to pay the
tax that the Gov't is supposed to be about to lay on email messages, (to
protect the US post office? ;>)) ?

This was widely discussed on the list a while back.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "PSavage" <psavage@SABER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: Keeping the List Open


> Morning volks,
> Let's NOT close the list to unsubscribers.
> Some regular subscribers go "off" the list while traveling.
> When help/advice from the list is needed while traveling--
> & using friend's computers, internet cafes, library computers--
> it's necessaary to reach the list without subscribing.
> Just a thought.
> Phaedra