On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 10:18:26PM -0800, Norm Matloff wrote:
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> On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 09:33:51PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I tend to agree with Pablo on this. While a beginner myself as well, I don't
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> There is indeed a TeX/LaTeX newsgroup, and it is NOT overrun by spam.
> Take a look for yourself, comp.text.tex, and you'll see what I mean.
I wasn't trying to imply that all groups are such. But I have run into a
number which were. It may well be a function of their general popularity...
???
> If selling LyX to the public is a goal, as you imply above, having a
> LyX newsgroup would help a lot. Anyone who uses Deja News to search
> for TeX/LaTeX questions would come across the LyX newsgroup.
I don't disagree with this at all. Nonetheless, an occasional post to a
newsgroup, as I mentioned before, would place that post in search results
from dejanews.
At the same time I also recognize the possible friction caused by such posts
into other groups.
> Deja News is also a much more convenient way to search LyX discussion
> archives than is a LISTSERV.
Likely so!
> Mailing lists have a significant disadvantage in that anytime someone
> goes on vacation or otherwise cannot check their e-mail for a few days,
> upon return they find the mailboxes jammed with messages from the
> mailing list.
True, but this is a low volume list. Then again, if lots of people catch
on... ;-)
The reasons for Having such a group are good. I'm not "horribly against" the
idea, but my reservations do exist.
cheers,
Kenward
