Communications Issues

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Possible routes:

  •  Newsgroup
    • pros:  quick, easy, short term info
    • cons: requires polling, not organized or comprehensive--bad for long term info.
  •  Listserver
    • pros:  Info is pushed to client,  fast,  short term info
    • cons:  Threading bad, worst organization/cluttered, lost info
  •  Web pages
    • regular web pages
      • pros: accesible, organized, long term info]
      • cons: lag time, manual organization, access control
    • forms for posting info
      • pros:  better organization, easy access, fast, subscribable, possible existing usage.
      • cons: requires refresh, different from listserv?,  requires installation,
  •  Instant messaging:
    • pros:  fast, conversational, person-to-person
    • cons:  no logging--very short term info
  •  Custom apps

Immediate solutions:

  • newsgroup
  • listserv
  •  IM on website
  • devhood setup
  • send info to instructor to post.