[gopher] Future of this list, etc.

[Jeff Greer]

Usenet is available with a free account at sdf.org. SDF has been around
long enough they should be stable for as long as it matters.

Someone just needs to set up a newsgroup.

On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Christoph Lohmann <20h at r-36.net> wrote:

> Greetings comrades.
>
> On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:00:46 +0200 "Matt Owen (Jaruzel)" <
> jaruzel at jaruzel.com> wrote:
> > In article <oqq609$5dj$2 at blaine.gmane.org>, mateusz-hSUp8W
> > +IdYRwwlOqo6u1QA at public.gmane.org says...
> > >On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:06:57 +0300, Nuno Silva wrote:
> > >> X11:
> > >> - Seamonkey Mail&News (Netscape/Mozilla)
> > >> - I may be mistaken, but I think claws-mail has newsgroup support.
> > >
> > >I shall add also the excellent Pan (Gnome newsreader, although I use it
> > >successfully on KDE, too).
> > >
> > >Mateusz
> >
> >
> > Wrapping a basic web-forum and mailing list system around a single
> > public USEnet/NNTP group would be a fairly trivial exercise - I am happy
> > to explore this, if we feel that it's worth looking into?
> >
> > Whilst we're on the subject of this list... I've noticed that this whole
> > thread '[gopher] Future of this list, etc.' is arriving into my
> > email inbox with the subject line completely missing. I'm posting this
> > via NNTP (as I can't via emailing the list) and that's the only place I
> > can see the subject line.
> >
> > Also, Mateusz - Loving your 'Usenet Rulez!' X-Face image :)
>
> I  think  the  discussion has come to the state of practical implementa‐
> tion.
>
> As  a side note: I am with Cameron Kaiser at transferring the gopherpro‐
> ject.org domain, which I bought an IPv4 for and I am setting up a gentoo
> VM  at  the moment. I would give this VM for free to such a cause. There
> is no bandwidth limit and I pay for the domain.
>
> This VM could be used for hosting the mailinglist. Or everything is kept
> decentralized with some hoster already providing NNTP<>E‐Mail in  a  way
> acceptable for all mailinglist users.
>
> For  NNTP: I have to admit that this technology was before my time, when
> it was actively used. I’ve read the RFCs for my mail client  but  didn’t
> implement anything due to no practical use for now.
>
> I  request  all  members of this mailinglist please answer with NNTP<>E‐
> Mail services we could use or if you would be willing to help me setting
> up the NNTP server.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Christoph Lohmann
>
>
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