Re: OT Re: First general purpose unmoderated newsgroup for Debian

From: Abdullah Ramazanoglu (ar018_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/03/04

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    begin Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org> dedi ki:
    > Abdullah Ramazanoglu <ar018@yahoo.com> writes:
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    >>>> I take it you're using POP3 to read your email. IMAP works basically
    >>>> the same way as NNTP, so there's no clear win either way.
    >>
    >> Is it possible to work offline with IMAP? I.e. download headers, mark
    >> some, than get the ones marked for download.
    >
    > Yup.

    Then someone has to clear unwanted messages from the IMAP server. And once
    cleared, they're gone for good. Whereas with NNTP, no explicit deletion
    needed: You just don't download the message and that's all. Also,
    non-downloaded messages are still waiting there on the server, ready to be
    read anytime until they're expired from the NNTP server.

    Oh, BTW I completely forgot another important issue with mail lists: All
    those wasted internet bandwith, list-server cycles, and overloaded
    mailboxes (at ISP and local PC). Which translate into additional costs, to
    be paid by someone(s).

    >> This may be a clever solution. But it is awkward to employ a server just
    >> to be able to circumvent limitations imposed by using wrong tools for the
    >> task at hand. NNTP is specifically designed for threaded discussions, and
    >> it has all the bells and whistles inherently needed for the task. Whereas
    >> with mail one has to twist and bend to get somewhere near.
    >
    > Once again, that is not true. Mail also has a concept of threads.
    > Compare Followup-To in news to References in mail.

    Agreed. I was referring to "threaded discussions" for the sake of
    completeness of the definition, not to particularly emphasize on threading
    abilities. 

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