John Chiodo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I would like to forward a concern. While I feel that it is imperative that > we communicate with each other, some of us can't handle the growing number of > postings per day. Can't we break this list down into special interest > groups and a general fyi list? > At this point there are more economical ways to receive newsgroups and mailing lists than commercial services like AOL and Compuserve, especially if you live in or near large cities. SLIP/PPP accounts are easier to get and the prices are getting competitive. Mail programs like the commercial version of Eudora file incoming mail by subject and remember museum-l is much easier to handle as a newsgroup (bit.listserv.museum-l). It's well worth a museum's effort to look into deals to be made with local access providers, be they commercial or universities. Of course I say this from an NYU account but I also use a commercial PPP account that costs $30 a month (I've seen them for as low as $15 a month lately) and gives unlimited access to mail, the web, newsgroups et al and it's worth every penny. Having telnet (and knowing how to use it) gives you incredible access. And most of the necessary software is still either free or cheap shareware. We're at a somewhat clunky (and for many, expensive) stage in all this but within a year or so access shouldn't be much more expensive or difficult than cable TV. At least that's what the powers-that- be are saying. Robbin Murphy [log in to unmask]