it’s too bad they cancelled the files feature, but i think storing all emails as discussions and allowing users to tailor the frequency of their updates still makes groups very worthwhile. dean – yes, the group is like a discussion board, listserv, and archive (though the files are stored in docs not groups, but are organized and can be accessed via the group).
let me know what other alternatives you’ve been considering, matt. i’m definitely not attached to google, and i try to favour non-proprietary options. i’ve used riseup for some of the organizing work that i do, and pbworks extensively for project management for the not-for-profit i work for (openmedia.ca). i chose google for our EMIC project because email tracking across different generations of RAs seemed like the biggest priority to me, and google seems to be the most intuitive to new users.
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