From: cjjohans AT cc DOT helsinki DOT fi (Carl J R Johansson)
Subject: Re: This mail list in a news group
20 Jan 1997 03:50:09 -0800
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On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, J.J.Farrell wrote:

> > The other solution would maybe be to have them only on a local 
> > server (that would at least guarantee that everyone can access
> > them) but of course who would pay for that?
> 
> What do you mean by "a local server"? Local to whom? If you mean
> create the group on a single news server somewhere and use NNTP
> to access it, that would guarantee than many of us couldn't access
> it! Many people behind firewalls aren't allowed to have NNTP
> conversations over the big bad Net.
> 
Allright, but I don't think everyone has every comp group either.
Of course they would in those cases probably be able to access
it through Dejanews or some public newsserver.


cj
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