Re: Proposal: An alternative to mailing lists which isn't a forum
On 10/10/2014 10:01 AM, softwatt wrote:
> On 10/10/2014 02:27 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> I also read this
>> mail list via NNTP (easier to keep track of threads)
>
> This is perfect for me. But information on the net is scarce and I don't
> know where to begin. I know that I can access linux.debian.* and read
> stuff, but that would require a -often paid- Usenet account.
>
> Is there an open readonly server specifically for Debian? Mozilla does
> this (news.mozilla.org)
>
> According to: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMailingLists
> There are 4 ways to read the list:
>
> - Email when subscribed to the list.
> - A Web browser viewing the archives, which are public.
> - Usenet with Network News (Transfer|Transport) Protocol, NNTP.
> - The mail-to-news gateways linux.debian.*
>
> I guess my question is how to do the third one.
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
You don't need to use a paid server. There are plenty of free ones
available. Personally, I use eternal-september.com. It's been pretty
solid for me and contains all of the newsgroups I want. No binary
newsgroups, but I can life with that.
You can't post to Debian from there (because it's just a mirror of the
mailing list), but you can post to real newsgroups.
Jerry
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