Re: move to usenet?

From: Dennis Gearon <gearond(at)fireserve(dot)net>
To: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: move to usenet?
Date: 2003-08-25 22:40:24
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Hee Hee, but I _**LIKE**_ top quoting.

Greg Stark wrote:

>Oh the irony.
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>"Chris M" <chris(at)none(dot)none> writes:
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>>I use outlook express to visit news.postgresql.org now.
>>It works well.
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>>"David W Noon" <dwnoon(at)spamtrap(dot)ntlworld(dot)com>
>>news:1od911-17s(dot)ln1(at)my-pc(dot)ntlworld(dot)com(dot)(dot)(dot)
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>>>On Tuesday 19 Aug 2003 09:06 in
>>><20030819080727(dot)22F781CB1D0(at)koshin(dot)dsl(dot)systemec(dot)nl>, Jules Alberts
>>>(jules(dot)alberts(at)arbodienst-limburg(dot)nl) wrote:
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>>>>This is not a troll and I certainly don't want to start a holy war but
>>>>wouldn't it be a good idea to move the postgresql lists from the
>>>>mailing list approach to usenet?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I don't know about anybody else, but I am already reading these messages
>>>from a Usenet newsserver. I do not receive them as e-mail.
>>>
>>>I agree that many messages are not formatted according to Usenet
>>>conventions, but I normally attribute that to Windows users who know
>>>nothing about the Internet. Thus, top-posting and full-quoting are rife
>>>
>>>
>>all
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>>>across Usenet.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Dave [RLU#314465]
>>>======================================================
>>>dwnoon(at)spamtrap(dot)ntlworld(dot)com (David W Noon)
>>>Remove spam trap to reply via e-mail.
>>>======================================================
>>>
>>>
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