At 6:27 PM -0400 8/12/02, Michael C. Berch is rumored to have typed:
> I'm typing this on a plane
Hope you had an enjoyable trip!
> So I do not plan to have List-Managers participate in gmane, nor in
> Yahoo Groups, or other services, unless there is some mass outcry and
> consensus that it would be valuable to do so. I can't speak for Brent,
> who is the founder and host, but I'd guess his opinions are at least
> vaguely congruent.
I can't speak to gmane, but the YahooGroups ship has already sailed. See:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/list-managers/
...which _is_ mirroring every posting made to this list (scroll down to
the bottom of the page). They have 50 "members" in their group founded Aug 7,
1998, and are managing archives of this list which are publically available.
Admittedly I initially brought this up because of my personal distaste for
the privacy-invasive marketing data required by these Yahoo!s, but even for
those who think YahooGroups are a good thing, this seems a little...odd.
Understand, if you or Brent initiated this, that's one thing (I don't know
_why_ you would, but your-list-your-call); if on the other hand you didn't
and were unaware of its existance until now, they (or one of their members)
have hijacked this list without the listmaster's approval, which is IMHO a
Bad Thing. In that case, it's improper at best, and illegal at worst.
Charlie (who wonders what happens if someone posts _there_ - do
they have an address subscribed that sends it to
Great Circle? Or does it only appear on YahooGroups?)
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