Irreverence to irrelevance

From: Joe Thiemann <jthiemann_at_castleton.com>
Date: Wed Mar 18 10:09:08 1998

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Foust [SMTP:jfoust_at_threedee.com]
> Sent: March 18, 1998 10:23 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Irreverence to irrelevance
>
> I've always thought a much more sensible approach is the private
> news server. It allows pruning of unruly threads, either by the
> reader (ignoring off-topic subjects) or by a B.D. who trims
> away junk messages. It allows auto-archiving. It doesn't clog
> mail routes and mail boxes. You can read it with any Usenet news
> reader,
> just point to someone else's server. It would be easy to split
> into .hardware, .software, .culture sub-groups.
>
        A private news server is a Bad Thing for those of us sitting at
work with a firewall inbetween ourselves and the net. I do not think I
will have much success convincing the firewall admins to allow news
traffic to go through.

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Joachim Thiemann
DSP Coder, Castleton Network Systems
I doubt therefore I might be.
Received on Wed Mar 18 1998 - 10:09:08 GMT