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 year ago today.

While it is obviously possible to purchase access from third parties
(Supernews, etc) it would be an additional monthly cost.

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