Hi: Since a newsreader might be integrated in TB 2.0, I have been wondering how many members of this mailing list actively participate in newsgroups and whether or not newsgroups as communication mediums have become obsolete. For the past couple of weeks, I have been following several newsgroups using Agent 1.91 and have mixed feelings about their general usefulness, especially when directly compared to well maintained mailing lists such as TBUDL and TBBETA or helpful forums like the official Windows Commander forum. What I found most annoying on newsgroups was spam which is obviously something subscribers of a closed mailing list or forum hardly ever have to deal with. I understand that there are several thousand newsgroups out there, but I find that bascially no newsgroup I have subscribed to offers such a quality of discussion as TBUDL/TBBETA. Furthermore, as there are several ways of collectively exchanging information (e.g. mailing lists, forums, newsgroups, etc.), it seems to dillute the user base. There are some users who will use newsgroups exclusively, while others stick solely to mailing lists or forums. German users of TB can, for instance, choose between a German TB newsgroup, the official forum of Integrated Services (the German distributor) and several Yahoo mailing lists. Choice is good, but it also takes away from the collective brainpower of all TB users as there seem to be few people who use all of the aforementioned services. So what are your views on newsgroups? Curse, blessing or both?
So long, Kai ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60q FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
