The main difference, the axis along which one classifies maillists/usenet/weblogs is the control. On usenet, once the site agrees to carry a newsgroup, you have many entry points and automatic distribution that is next to impossible to choke (other than with noise.) Maillists are more controllable (as even cypherpunk nodes experienced) but and probably the least bad solution so far. And they are not much different from usenet - fewer "newsgroups" (you decide what you want) and you are your own server. With today's connectivity and computing resources, smaller maillists (seeral hundred subscribers) don't really need servers (exploders) - just a shared recipient list. Very censorship-resistant. Weblogs are at the mercy of site operators and extremely vulnerable to moronship and censorship. This means that the Next Big Attack From Them will be on the e-mail. It's far too easy for everyone today to bear arms, I mean have an e-mail interface. ===== end (of original message) Y-a*h*o-o (yes, they scan for this) spam follows: Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com