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The mail lists have starved to death in many areas. The introduction of
web-based forums and cheap forum software meant that where you used to have
a mail list, you can now have dozens of forums on the same topic. The forums
are easy to use, with great search engines typically, and you can view the
threads easily.
I remember a book in Barnes & Noble in 1994 listing then known mail servers,
mail lists, and news groups along with the new web sites. the book was about
an inch and a half thick with small type, and the web sites were less than a
third of the pages.
I'd imagine 80% of those mail lists are gone today. (no idea really) Many of
the email service providers have eliminated the news groups and servers so
access has been lost by many.
Still, some mail lists continue, both through company firewalls (it is
email, not a restricted web site that gets red flagged) and loyalty from the
members.
----- Original Message -----
From: "rebecca officer" <rebecca -dot- officer -at- alliedtelesis -dot- co -dot- nz>
To: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- cytomedix -dot- com>;
<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:55 PM
Subject: RE: ghost town
Are mailing lists starving to death in the Facebook-and-LinkedIn era? Me, I
hope not. I find a mailing list hugely more usable, mainly because it's so
easy to filter and archive posts.
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