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Re: mailing list vs "the futur"



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On Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:40:02 +0200, tech wrote:

> The way most people keep up to date on network news is through
> subscription to a number of mail reflectors (also known as mail
> exploders). Mail reflectors are special electronic mailboxes which, when
> they receive a message, resend it to a list of other mailboxes. This in
> effect creates a discussion group on a particular topic.
> - E. Krol; The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet; RFC 1118; Sept. 1989.
> 
> 
> Seem's the first "bitnic listserv" is dated from 1984 ! More than 34
> years ago !
> 
> 
> Just as a reminder, we are now in 2018 ... something called the XXI
> century ... with 4G, optical FTTH connection, smartphones ...
> 
> 
> Should'nt be time to move away from an old mail-listing to something
> more modern like a bugzilla or else ???

NNTP was a way to go. Sadly not many portals supports it promoting only 
web access or mail list. Personally I do not like to polute my mailbox 
with a tons of e-mails and clean them up later on. NNTP client does this 
when I want it and you can configure it the way you want it. What else 
would you need for a news groups?

Regards,
Piotr


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