Re: Still using this?
Adam Funk
> Duke, the inventors of usenet, just shut down their usenet server, figuring
> people could just go to google to read it. Is there any reason we need
> to keep running one?
It's just the right thing to do!
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
BeartoothHOS
> On 2010-05-26, Ron Jarrell wrote:
>
>> Duke, the inventors of usenet, just shut down their usenet server,
>> figuring people could just go to google to read it. Is there any
>> reason we need to keep running one?
>
> It's just the right thing to do!
A good newsreader (e.g., Pan) gives a much better way to read,
especially a very active group of which you only want to follow 10% or
less.
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What do they know of country, who only country know?
Adam Funk
> On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:25:21 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:
>
>> On 2010-05-26, Ron Jarrell wrote:
>>
>>> Duke, the inventors of usenet, just shut down their usenet server,
>>> figuring people could just go to google to read it. Is there any
>>> reason we need to keep running one?
>>
>> It's just the right thing to do!
>
> A good newsreader (e.g., Pan) gives a much better way to read,
> especially a very active group of which you only want to follow 10% or
> less.
Exactly, and you need a news server to do it.
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