Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-30 Thread Vince Vielhaber
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No. (yes, I'm still here :) Vince. -- Fast, inexpensive internet service 56k and

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-30 Thread Rupa Schomaker
On 11/29/2004 11:03 AM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: The USENET community seems to think that there would be a mass exodus from the lists to usenet ... based on past discussions concerning moving some stuff out of email to stuff like bug trackers, I don't believe this to be the case, but am

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-30 Thread Vince Vielhaber
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? Trying this again with the right From address... No. (and yes, I'm still here :)

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-30 Thread Jan Wieck
On 11/29/2004 2:03 PM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? Certainly not. Jan The USENET community seems to think that there would be a mass

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? Heck no. I have no desire to use USENET. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake The USENET community seems to think that

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Tom Lane
Marc G. Fournier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No. I abandoned Usenet years ago. regards, tom lane

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Gaetano Mendola
Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No. Regards Gaetano Mendola ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2:

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Rod Taylor wrote: On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 15:03 -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? Is there a reliable, fast, public

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Rod Taylor
Is there a reliable, fast, public news server out there which would carry it at reasonable speed (my ISP updates their groups nightly -- completely useless). news.postgresql.org? Didn't know that existed... ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4:

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Rod Taylor wrote: Is there a reliable, fast, public news server out there which would carry it at reasonable speed (my ISP updates their groups nightly -- completely useless). news.postgresql.org? Didn't know that existed... Ack ... its never been 'hidden', but its also never

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Gevik Babakhani
: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ... If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? The USENET community seems to think

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Didn't know that existed... Ack ... its never been 'hidden', but its also never been fully advertised either ... To be fair, I didn't know it existed until the whole usenet thing popped up either. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake I'm tempted to write a 'monthly FAQ' that gets posted that talks

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Gevik Babakhani wrote: I was wondering if there is a better solution than mailing lists. My experience is that mailing lists are somewat combersome to use. Especially when your postings do not arrive! When they don't arrive? *raised eyebrow* You having a problem? :( I don't

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Greg Stark
Marc G. Fournier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? The USENET community seems to think that there would be a mass exodus from the lists

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Gevik Babakhani
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc G. Fournier Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:24 PM To: Gevik Babakhani Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ... On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Gevik Babakhani wrote: I was wondering if there is a better solution than mailing lists. My experience

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Joe Conway
Marc G. Fournier wrote: The USENET community seems to think that there would be a mass exodus from the lists to usenet ... based on past discussions concerning moving some stuff out of email to stuff like bug trackers, I don't believe this to be the case, but am curious what the opinion of

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Devrim GUNDUZ
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No. Using mailing lists is what I

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No. -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ ---(end of

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Neil Conway
On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 15:03 -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No. -Neil ---(end of

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Gavin Sherry
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? The USENET community seems to think that there would be a mass exodus from the

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
it ... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc G. Fournier Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:24 PM To: Gevik Babakhani Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ... On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Gevik Babakhani wrote: I was wondering

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Bruce Momjian
Gavin Sherry wrote: On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? The USENET community seems to think that there would be

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Bruce Momjian wrote: Gavin Sherry wrote: On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? The USENET community seems

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Rod Taylor
On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 15:03 -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? Is there a reliable, fast, public news server out there which would

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Greg Sabino Mullane
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? No, but I might use it from time to time. Although I abandoned newsgroups a

Re: [HACKERS] Opinions on Usenet ...

2004-11-29 Thread Jim Seymour
Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gavin Sherry wrote: On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using the mailing lists? The