Re: Sorry for spamming the list

["Russell S." <rsstinnett@pm.me>]

Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> writes:

> Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Fri, Feb 07, 2025 at 01:39:33AM -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>> >
>> > [...]
>> >
>> > > That doesn't make sense. Usenet and NNTP is a different protocol than
>> > > mailing lists and various email protocols. Why would you expect
>> > > protocols to cross pollinate?
>> >
>> > Gateways. They live between protocols. In the concrete case, mail to
>> > news gateways (for example gmane [1]).
>> 
>> Indeed, Debian states the mailing lists can be read via Usenet groups
>> (<https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/>): "Furthermore, you can browse
>> our mailing lists as Usenet newsgroups."
>> 
>> I've never seen the Usenet equivalents documented anywhere. Do you
>> know what they are? Maybe something like comp.debian or
>> comp.linux.debian?
>> 
> This one is called linux.debian.user, it's where I use it.

Indeed, SMTP and NNTP are quite different and can't be expected to cross
pollinate. However, in Emacs and Linux, all things are possible, in
theory. So, with a little experimentation, and some regrettable spam, I
was able to use posting-styles and hooks in Gnus and read posts via
usenet and then follow-up to said post without switching interfaces. I
can now post/follow-up as if posting directly to a newsgroup.

Thank you everyone for you patience.

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