Suggestion: Replace List by Newsgroup

[Robert Nichols]

On 02/11/2011 03:11 PM, Outway wrote:
> I don't see in what way a mailing list is superior to a newsgroup. But I
> do see several advantages of a newsgroup:
>
> * Clear thread structure (collapsable trees in standard news readers)
> * No filtering on reader's side necessary
> * Inappropriate messages can be removed after the fact (by a moderator)
> * Own messages can be cacelled by sender in case of error
> * Subscribing and unsubscribing is easier for a reader
>
> A newsgroup is no more complicated to set up from a reader point of view
> than mailing list access. No exotic software is needed, the newsgroup
> can also be web interfaced.

Just aim your newsreader at news.gmane.org and subscribe to
gname.linux.redhat.fedora.general .  Web interface to the many mailing
lists gatewayed through Gmane is available at http://www.gmane.org .

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