That's a really good point. I usually reply to both the list and the person who posted, as I did this time. But I forgot that not everyone knows when they post a message on the message board that it also goes to the list. That could be really confusing for some. Thanks for pointing that out. I also didn't realize the board allows attachments, so I can look for it there. Laurie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Caldwell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: [TXCOLLIN-N] Re: email list and message board > Laurie et al.. > I learned something of interest the other day, which I think some are not > aware of. > People who post on the message board may NOT be subbed to the email list > (or even aware of it??) But, their postings are gatewayed over to the > email list. Replies made on the list, are not sent in return to the > message board. > One lady had posted on the board... and was not aware at all of several > good replies that were on the list. I took a minute to send a direct mail > to her, and raised her antenna to what was there. I personally like it > that replies on the list go BACK to the entire list, since you never know > what clue you might pick up from someone else's response. SOME lists are > configured that replies only go back to the original person. That depends > on the list manager. > In the body of posts that come from the board, note that there ususally > is a hyperlink to the original post (on the board). Many times, I click > over to the board, especially since it does allow attachments, and those > can be seen there. > I think genforum also has locality message boards. > Hope this helps someone! > Wendy