Re:re. Vinny's remarks

A postscript...
I asked a friend to take a look the eSens at Yahoo site, and he was able
to read the postings there without being a member.
In other words, the postings are available to the public, and there is
no such thing as privacy of the group conversation for anyone to be concerned
about protecting.
Regards,
Shivani


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> I asked a friend to take a look the eSens at Yahoo site, and he was able
> to read the postings there without being a member.

Yes, that is the way I setup the group -- anyone can read the posts
from the Yahoo website. I see no reason to hide the postings from
non-members.

However, only members can post, which prevents everyone from getting
lots of junk email.

Marc

> Yes, that is the way I setup the group -- anyone can read the posts
> from the Yahoo website. I see no reason to hide the postings from
> non-members.

However, I would have to agree with Vinny that emails simultaneously
sent to discussion groups and individuals should probably be avoided,
for several reasons:

* some people find the practice annoying.

* the individual is probably receiving the message out-of-context,
so they don't know the history of the discussion.

* the individual is unable to reply to the group, because they
are not a member.

* group members who reply to your message may end up replying
to the individual, or they may not, depending on their email
settings.

* the individual may not want their email addressed revealed
on a discussion group.

All in all, it's better to formulate your emails to individuals
separately from the ones you send to groups.

Marc