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Re: Mailing List vs Newsgroup



On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:34:36PM +0100, Steven Maddox (Architect) wrote:
> Lo folks,
> 
> Been using the mailing list for this (and also the Zinf, FreeDOS and 
> FreeNX mailing lists) for a little while now.  You have to go through 
> the rigmarole of confirming your email address and such etc etc..
> 
> However mailing lists are a pain as even tho I've got my thunderbird to 
> put them in another folder, some still end up going to Junk when they 
> are not - and I can't tell thunderbird to NOT tell me I have new email 
> when its just mailing list stuffs
> 
> So I discover the list.debian.user group on usenet - yey!  However... 
> can I remove myself from the mailing list and still post here using 
> usenet with as much authority as I can here (i.e. not be shunned for 
> doing so)
> 
> Thoughts?

well, you can post without subscribing, and we can't tell the
difference, so I don't think it matters. And of course we never look
down on anyone... ;^)

A

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