mail-list vs news, was Re: [plug] Looks like the LCA DVD is out.

[Michael Holland]

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Bernd Felsche wrote:

> It's far easier going through 100 messages a day in a newsgroup than
> in email if you are using a decent newsreader.

Whats the difference? Except slower response if using a remote server.
E-mails and usenet articles use the same format, same kind of references
(so can be threaded the same), and are commonly read using the same
software.

  If anyone would prefer to read a mail-list as a newsgroup, you could
install inn and use the mailpost(8) program in your .procmailrc or eqiv.
I havn't tried, but it looks simple enough. Is there an easy better way?

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