[gopher] Future of this list, etc.

[James Mills]

Can we just secure NNTP from spammers? How hard could it be? :P


James Mills / prologic

E: prologic at shortcircuit.net.au
W: prologic.shortcircuit.net.au

On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Matt Owen (Jaruzel) <jaruzel at jaruzel.com>
wrote:

> In article <oqrbei$f8v$1 at blaine.gmane.org>, mateusz-hSUp8W
> +IdYRwwlOqo6u1QA at public.gmane.org says...
> >On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:39:49 +0100, Matt Owen (Jaruzel) wrote:
> >
> >Hi Jaruzel. Nice nickname, although it calls for some unwanted memories
> >that many people would prefer to forget :)
>
> I've been 'Jaruzel' for over 30 years, since before the internet when I
> used it as an online name for BBSs and MUDs. Yes it's from Jaruzelski, but
> only because I was originally stuck for a name whilst logging onto my
> first MUD, and he was the headline in that days newspaper. I was 12 at the
> time, and didn't know that the name would stick, but I ended up being only
> known by that name by many friends both online and off (and still am!)
>
> Anyway...
>
> >> Developing a 'complete replacement' solution seems overkill if the Gmane
> >> NNTP stays up.
>
> >Not developing. Simply subscribe to comp.infosystems.gopher and we're
> >done with this problem for good.
>
> So my Vote is:
>
> 1. comp.infosystems.gopher on USENet. Going anywhere else doesn't make any
> sense.
> 2. A simple web front end to it (because Google Groups UI is horrible).
> This can talk to a public USENet server every hour or so to get new posts
> etc.
> 3. A mailing-list interface as well, for those who want to consume it via
> email.
> 4. An archive of the group on an Authoratitive Gopher server (of course!)
>
> -Matt/Jaruzel
> http://www.Jaruzel.com
>
>
>
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