NNTP instead of mail

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "Adrian Vickers" <javickers at solutionengineers.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:14 PM
> At 16:27 08/03/2005, you wrote:
<snip>
> NNTP is a great protocol, and has a real use. Personally, I happen to 
> think it's NOT ideal for this list, but I should stress that's just my 
> opinion.
>
> In defence of e-mail I shall make only one point, & let others do as they 
> wish... Personally, I *like* having all the messages commingled in one 
> place. There's a number of times when I've clicked into a message I never 
> thought I'd be interested in, & ended up following the whole discussion & 
> been fascinated by it. An NNTP setup with separated subject areas would 
> make it more difficult to "dip in" like that.
>
> OK, 2 points (I know, Spanish Inquisition). Every NNTP client I've used 
> has deleted old posts after a certain period of time... An NNTP post is 
> for a few weeks, an e-mail is forever...
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ade.

NNTP is a great fit for this list.

An email is forever if your server lets you keep a large enough back-log or 
if you download it to your machine and it never ever fails (who ever hear of 
a computer having trouble anyway).

NNTP is forever through people like google groups.

The true problems with NNTP are:  not everyone has access to Usenet will and 
those that do would have to talk their Usenet provider into including it.

I love NNTP and have several groups I follow on it.  I see no practical way 
to switch to Usenet.  The list works, it may not be perfect but my favorite 
answer to perfection is:

There was only one perfect person I ever heard of and they crucified him.


Randy