Al wrote: >> Al, >> >> Do everyone a favor. Go use Gmane and tell us what exactly >> you'd be able to do that Gmane does not already do. >> It's archived, search-able (via keywords) and many, many >> other very cool features. > > I do you favour and confirm that it is a very cool web interface to > newsgroups. It is especially usefull if you have to switch between > machines. It is good that they mirror the gentoo mailing lists and > give them an archive. As long as you work from the same desktop a > classical newsreader seems still more comfortable to me. > > However, my concern was why the Gentoo community doesn't make use of > those cool features and officially only advertises and keeps a mailing > list, that has no history itself for example and how this approach > influences and limits the culture of communication.
Gmane is actually not only a web interface, it *is* also a news server. Infact this posting is written from my newsreader ... - Jörg
