Re: [cobalt-users] newsgroup server

["Edward M Gore Jr" <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would love to be able to access newsgroups instead of the bombardment of
email, much of which I'm not knowledgeable enough to reply constructively
to.

While we're wishing, how about the following group heirarchy:

cobalt                     for everything not fitting elsewhere
cobalt.announce
cobalt.cacheraq
cobalt.development         general development stuff for all models
cobalt.development.x86
cobalt.development.mips
cobalt.development.qube
cobalt.development.qube
cobalt.development.qube
cobalt.development.raq
cobalt.development.raq.1
cobalt.development.raq.2
cobalt.development.raq.3
cobalt.development.raq.4
cobalt.nasraq
cobalt.qube                stuff applicable to all qube models
cobalt.qube.1
cobalt.qube.2
cobalt.raq
cobalt.raq.1
cobalt.raq.2
cobalt.raq.3
cobalt.security

I think that having postings organized this way would certainly reduce the
bandwidth used.

What say you?

Edward
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Edward M. Gore, Jr., President
Xaranda Internet, Inc.
PO Box 6585
Shallotte NC 28470-6585
Tel: 910-575-7070
Fax: 910-575-7071


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Werby" <steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 16:52
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] newsgroup server


> Jens Kristian Søgaard <jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Not really. Just set up the newsgroup to be moderated. Then use an
> > automatic moderation script that checks all new posting with a
> > database of "allowed posters".
>
> Excellent idea - in other words the news server version of a closed
mailing
> list.  If Cobalt really wants to cut traffic they could even track posts
by
> email address and moderate messages from new users to reduce all of the
> repetition.  But, I'm just dreaming.  :-)
>
> > Then you could make a webpage, where people could apply for being able
> > to post to the group.
>
> > I would, however, rather like that Cobalt decided to setup their own
> > newsserver. Then their customers could use that for discussions.
>
> They're already hosting the mailing lists so it shouldn't be much trouble
to
> host a news server as well.  And it will probably actually reduce traffic
> because 1. the news server will use less bandwidth per user than the
mailing
> list and 2. the number of double posts Cobalt's server is creating will
likely
> go down.  I've never run a news server so I'm definitely not an expert on
the
> subject, but I don't see any harm in Cobalt *at least* trialing one for a
month.
> No one's talking about eliminating the current mailing lists.  Users would
just
> have two alternatives - mailing list or news server.  I don't see any
downside
> to trying, other than a few hours time for one person at Cobalt to set it
up.
> Those of you who prefer email can stay on the mailing lists and those that
> prefer news servers or want to try something new can use the news server.