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> Why mailing lists are still quite massively popular in 2015?.. IRC is still an underused tool in my opinion. The ability to just talk about one issue in a Ma

by baldfat 11y ago

> Why mailing lists are still quite massively popular in 2015?.. IRC is still an underused tool in my opinion. The ability to just talk about one issue in a Mail List and keep track of the communication is great. I can't think of another tool that manages communication as well as a mail list (Forums are just not as good in communication notifications like a mail list.) P.S. I still hate Mail List and don't use them anymore but nothing does it as well right now.

johannes1234321 11y ago
> IRC is still an underused tool in my opinion IRC, like other chat and IM tools is synchronous. That is useful to get an issue solved quickly. But mailing list are asynchronous. People can think before answering and don't have to be around at the same time. Also threaded nature of mail makes it better to archive discussions and referencing them later. An IRC log is full of other noise and little structure.