Question about pilot forums

www.avsig.com. Mother of all pilot bulletin boards.

Hmmm. You don't get out enough if you think AvSig is the -mother- of
all forums, and if they offer a Usenet gateway - I couldn't find it
(assuming the OP was after Usenet access).

What do you think is attractive about web forums? I hate them, because
you can't read them offline, nor can you decently track what you have
read and what not. Get a decent newsreader to follow this, and you'll
see what I mean.

Not true. If you want to read offline you simply print a thread or save
it. Threads you have not read appear in bold and those that you have are
in standard text. Threads with new posts always appear first. There are
a number of options how the threads are read by virtue of the database
orientated origins of the posts.

I used Outlook Express for ages but converted when at work behind a
firewall that blocked the news port.

I can log in and complete a number of functions (including my email)
with the same login as well!!! Logging into a web based forum allows
other users the option of viewing my profile, viewing ALL the threads
that I have posted to, viewing my pictures, viewing my articles - all
with the one sitewide username.

flight.org is very new and most of their stuff is only available if you
ask for it but there are countless Usenet gateways on the net. Search
Google


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