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John Cottingham's wrote: >Richard, the programmer types who wrote listserv couldn't even spell >parkinsn let alone care about making things 'easier'...:( Listserv is a main >frame program that doesn't care about PC and Mac mail programs. Things will >not be made easier, because we do not reside in their universe of 'important >things'. > John's points are indeed true - the Internet is not exactly a friendly place. The only thing I'd add is that most of this stuff was created by people in their "spare" time and given away. Most of the time it was written for them and their friends to use, and non-techie people weren't considered. This "Gift culture" has allowed the Internet to grow exponentially and also remain available to the home user. Unfortunately it does mean you all have to become techies to use the stuff. You can buy really nice list server, or get someone to write/modify one for you. But I bet you don't want to pay the price :-) Having said that, yes the computer industry is guilty of many sins, particularly in its attitude to end users. Lots of people are working away to make a difference, but there is a lot of work to be done. Simon --------- My opinions are my own, NIP's opinions are theirs ---------- Simon J. Coles Email: [log in to unmask] New Information Paradigms Work Phone: +44 1344 778783 http://www.nipltd.com/ Work Fax: +44 1344 772510 =============== Life is too precious to take seriously ===============