T&T: Attachments - it can happen!

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

>Mark Andrew of Black River write
>Has migrating the list to a more full-featured platform been considered?

Mark and others--

Yes, it has been discussed, several times and at great length.

As far as List Admin can tell, the majority of subscribers prefer the 
plain-text, no-attachments email medium. As for the List Owner, he 
loves the email format.

Thus, unless the vast number of subscribers have a change of heart, 
don't expect to see a migration to a Web-based forum anytime soon. 
But before you jump ship, read on.

>Aren't there alternatives to the basic listserv that we could migrate to
>which would allow for relatively safe attachments?  Our conversations could
>take on a whole new level if images, spreadsheets, etc, could be attached.

In the past, Listees who had an attachment they wished to share could 
do so easily by private email, or they could utilize any number of 
websites designed specifically for displaying photos and so on.

So there is an option available closer to home, I'll shortly be 
launching TrawlerCrawler.net as a sister site to 
TrawlersAndTrawlering.com.

The Trawler Crawler site will provide a place to share photos, documents et al.

Trawler Crawler will also feature a Web-based version of the popular 
Trawler Buy-Sell-Trade email list, mainly so photos can be easily 
posted with for-sale messages.

There will also be a place for a general forum about trawlers and 
trawlering for those would prefer to discuss their favorite topics in 
a Web environment.

But T&T List and its sister lists will carry on as before in the 
interactive email format. There are so many advantages to email that 
it's hard to see why the lists would ever end.

--Georgs
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