Re: Digests/Newsfeed?
On 17 Jan 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> I thought that we had made the policy decision a few months ago that
> the Debian lists were not to be gatewayed to Usenet? Perhaps I recall
> incorrectly.
There was a discussion concerning ONE list that I recall.
> Or do you just mean that you're using news software as a more
> efficient way of distributing the list? I'm a little confused by what
> you say.
Much more efficient. It is a LOT easier to follow the lists with a
newsreader than with a mail reader. All users on the system read from one
common set of messages, no duplicate copy in each mailbox. The messages
are compressed for transmission, they expire after a configurable period
of time, etc. It is simply a MUCH more efficient use of resources.
George Bonser
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