Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!rex!ukma!tek From: tek@ms.uky.edu (Thomas E. Kunselman) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Creative (?) Use of Internet Message-ID: Date: 28 Aug 90 18:46:46 GMT References: <7851@gollum.twg.com> <1990Aug28.155415.20002@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Organization: U of Ky, Math. Sciences, Lexington KY Lines: 39 gl8f@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes: >In article tek@ms.uky.edu (Thomas E. Kunselman) writes: >> Sure, I can log discussions from newsgroups, but what if I wanted to >>setup an electronic way to handle project management in my office? >Seems strange that you'd want to put discussions on a computer when >they could be face to face. Here the idea really isn't to track a discussion, rather it would be to provide documentation for procedures required to complete tasks in an office. A way to allow multiple users to update their parts of the whole schedule, allowing users a global view as well as a view into their own areas of responsibilities. >>It would be nice to have a software package that would automatically >>archive messages from staff members, storing them in their appropriate >>hierarchical groups. Some groups might only need to be viewed by myself >>and the responsible staff member, since the work doesn't involve anyone else, >>but would still need to be included in the overall whole. >For example, in IRC, one could use string channels with hierarchical >names, invite-only channels, and write a little automaton for each >channel which stores the discussion in a file with appropriate >protections. Just keep in mind that Joe Average Staff Member talks one >hell of a lot faster than he types. I'm not talking about real-time communication here. It is often very inconvenient for people to get together for face to face meetings, even when they are on the same campus. An electronic system which did not require all members to be present at the same time seems like a much more time efficient way do this. -- Thomas Kunselman {rutgers,uunet}!ukma!tek Planning and Institutional Research bitnet: irkunsel@ecuvm1.bitnet East Carolina University internet:tek@ms.uky.edu Greenville, NC 27858 (Educate, Don't Legislate!)