Subj : NET 1 tidy-up
To   : apam
From : Oli
Date : Sat Sep 17 2022 08:16 am

apam wrote (2022-09-17):

 >> Not totally but I'm thinking merge a number of topics down to far less
 >> echos. There's about 8 echos off the top of my head that could go this
 >> way or just be pulled.

 a> Why?

Exactly, why the trouble? I agree with everything apam wrote.

 a> Also, keep in mind, that pruning echos means everyone has to update their
 a> systems (even if it's just setting those areas as readonly or archived)
 a> though adding echos is much easier, because you can ignore them and link
 a> them when you like.
+1

Echomail is not a web forum, so it is impossible to merge or split without disruption. I don't want to dump the old messages, so there would be old read-only echos still hanging around and the next split/merge/delete would add other old echos.

 a> As for getting rid of Talisman / Enigma echos, or rolling them into
 a> general BBS support - I'm not a fan of that,

Me neither.

 a> because I don't want to wade
 a> through a bunch of other bbs support questions, and then miss one and
 a> have people think I don't care.

It's very convenient to just look at the area list and see if new messages for FSX_MAG / FSX_ENG have arrived.

Also FSX_MYS is the echo with the second most traffic (if you ignore FSX_TST). Merging it with FSX_BBS, FSX_MAG, FSX_ENG would be equivalent to renaming FSX_MYS to FSX_BBS and killing the other three echos.

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