NNTP instead of mail

[Pete Turnbull]

On Mar 8 2005, 12:54, Randy McLaughlin wrote:

> 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.

Only for groups on public servers, which peer with other Usenet
servers.  If we're talking about private servers, google groups doesn't
enter the equation.

> 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.

Only if the group(s) is/are public, and propagated through Usenet.
 They don't need to be; lots of groups are private and restricted to a
few servers (eg the local York Uni groups, the tin newsreader groups).

> 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 [...]

Agreed :-)

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York