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Re: newsgroup, instead of mail list?



On Thu, May 21, 1998 at 10:15:54PM -0500, Gregory Guthrie wrote:
> Given the volume of traffic on this list, I would certainly find a
> newsgroup more convenient. 
> 
> 1) it maintains threads, and thus has MUCH better organization and access.

Mutt does this with mail.

> 2) the linear, header and footer interspersed format of the digested list
> is very noisy, and hard to read. IMHO.

I don't use digest, I use normal debian-user with mutt.


> Note that newsgroups can automatically accept Email inputs, and can also be
> list replicated.
> 
> COmments?

You can if you have a local news server set up a gateway.  Good luck you you
try to set up either.  =p

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