> Lesley: > >>While the mirror worked both ways, and we could reply by simply replying >>to the list, >>I could see a value in the link. Now that it's one way, >> > Gavin: > > I'm not aware it was ever anything else. And you can, in fact, react to > a Gatewayed message simply by doing a normal "Reply To:" Your words of > wisdom will then appear on the List (although not on the message Board). And that's the problem in my view. The words of wisdom are not reaching the person requesting the help on the Board, unless they happen to subscribe to both the List and the Board. Pete

Pete Duff wrote: > > > >>Lesley: >> >> >> >>>While the mirror worked both ways, and we could reply by simply replying >>>to the list, >>>I could see a value in the link. Now that it's one way, >>> >>> >>> >>Gavin: >> >>I'm not aware it was ever anything else. And you can, in fact, react to >>a Gatewayed message simply by doing a normal "Reply To:" Your words of >>wisdom will then appear on the List (although not on the message Board). >> >> > >And that's the problem in my view. The words of wisdom are not reaching the >person requesting the help on the Board, unless they happen to subscribe to >both the List and the Board. > > And if you click on the link, you reach both! It's fiddly, and it's assymetrical, but I really can't see that it is a major difficulty. However, each to his or her own. Gavin Bell