Jim Zajkowski wrote:
> I see that a number of questions are being answered on the new web forum
> that is now part of the centos site. And the mailing lists So now
> there are two places to search, both the forum and the mailing list
> archives.
>
> This is just doubles the work required to follow along or find a solution.
>
> I know NNTP isn't sexy, it doesn't allow graphics in posts, it doesn't
> have person ratings or cute smileys, and it requires a modicum of
> competence to use, but it DOES do all of these:
>
> . Allows off-line reading and replying, with an appropriate reader.
> . Searching.
> . Reliable way of showing you which threads have new posts.
> -> I have not yet found a single web forum that did this well.
> . Orders of magnitude faster.
> . Easy to archive.
> . Small footprint, on-disk and over-network.
> . Synchronisation to multiple servers, reduced network use.
> . Bidirectional synchronisation to a mailing list.
> . Supports authenticated posting, moderation, etc.
>
> --Jim
>
many mailing lists , including this one, can be read on the newsserver
news.gmane.org . This is extremely nice because they do not clutter my
mailbox, and are easily searchable.
Kay
