Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-13 Thread Bill Davidsen
Tim wrote: > Tim: >>> You didn't mention bandwidth saving: You download a list of headers, >>> of what's become available since your last look, but you only >>> download the actual body of message when you go to read it. > > Bill Davidsen: >> "that's also possible with decent mail clients," > > IM

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-13 Thread Tim
Tim: >> You didn't mention bandwidth saving: You download a list of headers, >> of what's become available since your last look, but you only >> download the actual body of message when you go to read it. Bill Davidsen: > "that's also possible with decent mail clients," IMAP servers and clients

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-12 Thread Bill Davidsen
Tim wrote: > On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 22:11 +0100, Outway wrote: >> I don't see in what way a mailing list is superior to a newsgroup. But I >> do see several advantages of a newsgroup: >> >> * Clear thread structure (collapsable trees in standard news readers) > > Well, actually, that's also possible

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-12 Thread g
On 02/12/2011 05:01 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: <> > You can do the same with decent IMAP client. _decent_ "email client" can accommodate IMAP, POP3, SMTP. -- peace out. tc.hago, g . signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-12 Thread g
On 02/11/2011 09:11 PM, Outway wrote: > I don't see in what way a mailing list is superior to a newsgroup. > But I do see several advantages of a newsgroup: please spec your system. > * Clear thread structure (collapsable trees in standard news readers) thunderbird client, ability 'on site', fas

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-12 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 23:28 +1030, Tim wrote: > You didn't mention bandwidth saving: You download a list of headers, > of > what's become available since your last look, but you only download > the > actual body of message when you go to read it. i.e. If there's 2,000 > messages one day, and you

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-12 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 22:11 +0100, Outway wrote: > I don't see in what way a mailing list is superior to a newsgroup. But I > do see several advantages of a newsgroup: > > * Clear thread structure (collapsable trees in standard news readers) Well, actually, that's also possible with decent mail c

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Sam Sharpe
On 11 February 2011 21:55, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 21:30 +, Mark Eggers wrote: >> On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:11:34 +0100, Outway wrote: >> >> > Is there a specific reason why the fedoraproject chose to use a mailing >> > list instead of a newsgroup? >> >> You could read the ma

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 21:30 +, Mark Eggers wrote: > On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:11:34 +0100, Outway wrote: > > > Is there a specific reason why the fedoraproject chose to use a mailing > > list instead of a newsgroup? > > You could read the mailing list from a list to newsgroup service like > gma

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Hiisi
pe, 2011-02-11 kello 15:30 -0600, Robert Nichols kirjoitti: > Just aim your newsreader at news.gmane.org and subscribe to > gname.linux.redhat.fedora.general . Web interface to the many mailing > lists gatewayed through Gmane is available at http://www.gmane.org . > > This probably should be do

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Robert Nichols
On 02/11/2011 03:11 PM, Outway wrote: > I don't see in what way a mailing list is superior to a newsgroup. But I > do see several advantages of a newsgroup: > > * Clear thread structure (collapsable trees in standard news readers) > * No filtering on reader's side necessary > * Inappropriate messag

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Mark Eggers
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:11:34 +0100, Outway wrote: > Is there a specific reason why the fedoraproject chose to use a mailing > list instead of a newsgroup? You could read the mailing list from a list to newsgroup service like gmane. 1. Subscribe to the list 2. Set it so that you don't receive ma

Re: Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:11:34 +0100 Outway wrote: > Is there a specific reason why the fedoraproject chose to use a mailing > list instead of a newsgroup? Many ISP's no longer provide NNTP access as part of their services. Mine, for example, stopped providing a newsserver just about exactly a yea

Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

2011-02-11 Thread Outway
I don't see in what way a mailing list is superior to a newsgroup. But I do see several advantages of a newsgroup: * Clear thread structure (collapsable trees in standard news readers) * No filtering on reader's side necessary * Inappropriate messages can be removed after the fact (by a moderator)