Bart Burkhardt wrote:
>
> hello list,
>
> i think it would be better to have a mysql news server instead of this email
> list. i will name some reasons that i think of, correct me if i am wrong.
Not everyone has access to usenet
> - with a newsgroup you only select the messages that you want to read or
> where you can give an answer on.
No, you still have to download the message headers which on a slow news
server can take just as long as the email's them selves.
> - with this email list my mailbox fills with too many single messages,
> replys are not threaded (no plus sign to expand thread)
This is a problem with your client then, I'm using netscape's messenger
service for reading news and mail and it can thread both. This also
totally depends on whether the client issuing the message bothers to
update the References: tracking header.
> - when i go on vacation, and return, i would have a mailbox that is flooded
> causing that my other messages could not be delivered.
Heh, Get a bigger mail box I guess ;-) Or unsubscribe your self while
you're out.
> - using a newsgroup server is less waste of cyberspace because it is
> centrally located
News group servers aren't centrally located in any way. And I'd
hate to bust your bubble but usenet is a PIG when it comes to
resources used. On top of all of that the overall speed in which
it takes to get a message from news server (a) to news server (y) on
the internet can very from a few minutes to a day or possibly longer
where as with an email list is traditionally MUCH faster.
> - a mysql newsserver could seperate different subjects like; installation /
> advanced query / communication / bugreport / announcements / ideas /
> platform sections..
So can a good mail client. There is absolutely no difference between
subscribing to different news groups and subscribing to different
mailing lists. It still totally depends on the client. On the other
hand subscribing to different news groups allows you the option to
only download the headers for that group rather than downloading
everything you're subscribed to. However given the VERY low amount
of overall traffic on the other mailing lists there shouldn't be
any problems with this.
> - there are probably more reasons to setup a newsserver
Yes and there are probably more arguments against it ;-)
> So my question, why this mailing list, why not a newsserver?
See
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&group=mailing.database
This list is already fed to a usenet group.
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Colin Faber
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