Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 05:51:10 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: David Cantrell <david AT diablo DOT eimages DOT co DOT uk>
cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: [opendos] newsgroup
In-Reply-To: <1353522036-29949284@diablo.eimages.co.uk>
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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, David Cantrell wrote:

> > >does anyone else think it's about time to push for an opendos newsgroup?
> > >what all is involved in setting one up?
> > 
> >         It would be *nice*, but is it really necessary?  What does a
> > newsgroup due that this cannot?
> 
> 1. All common news clients thread messages.  Many common mail 
>    clients don't.

Can PINE thread email?  I've been a PINE user for a long time now
and have yet to find out if it can do so.  Perhaps I'm blind?

> 2. It's easier to find a newsgroup than a mailing list.

Not really.  When I want to find a mailing list, I jump on the
web and head over to LISZT, the mailing list search engine.  I've
yet to find a topic which I can't find on it.

> 3. There are well-known archives for newsgroups (Deja News) but not 
>    for mailing lists.

True.

> 4. It's easier for people with common clients to filter news than to 
>    filter mail.

Funny, with me it's the other way around.  I wish I could filter
out news.  I use PINE and Netscape for News.

TTYL
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