Re: lists.debian.org vs google groups
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 11:25:32AM +0100, Doofus wrote:
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> I still haven't read a reasoned case for leaving the list open for
> posting to The World, subscribed or not.
Because there are those who are like me before I learned how to use mutt
-- they won't use pine for liscence reason, the graphical mail clients
don't cut it, and/or they just plain love the interface for
slrn/<favourite newsreader> and so much prefer to read the list via
gmane or other mail-to-news gateway. I'd imagine you'd lose several
dedicated readers if you cut off that access.
--
Christopher Nelson -- chris@cavein.org
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