RE: [boost] Need volunteer to supply Boost NNTP/newsgroup server

From: John Lennon (beatlebum1967_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-28 10:53:52

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm sure someone will), but I
thought the task at hand is creating a reliable
gateway to stream the messages to (and from?) Usenet.

Personally, I prefer threaded discussion to a constant
stream of emails throughout the day. The other nice
thing about Usenet is messages are automatically
archived and available for searching by Google.

--- Phil Boyd <philboyd_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> My ISP is willing to create a newsgroup for us
> within the standard NNTP
> hierarchy already set up.  Also we can just use the
> announce.newsgroup
> process out of Duke Uni.  Once we have followed
> their guidelines, they will
> create the group for us.  AFAIK, noone would have to
> host it for us (ie -
> whose server hosts comp.lang.c++).
> 
> 
> Phil Boyd, MCP
> CPT, AR
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-admin_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:boost-admin_at_[hidden]]On
> Behalf Of Beman Dawes
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 14:55
> To: Boost.org mailing list
> Subject: [boost] Need volunteer to supply Boost
> NNTP/newsgroup server
> 
> 
> We would really like to gateway the Boost mailing
> list to a Boost
> NNTP/newsgroup server.
> 
> We had one volunteer to provide the service, but he
> had never set up such a
> server, and when he got into it found it was more
> than he bargained
> for.  There was also some concern that his DSL
> connection might not supply
> enough bandwidth.
> 
> So if anyone else would like to volunteer, please
> let me know privately.
> You would need a persistent Internet connection,
> with some server and
> connection bandwidth available.  Probably be easier
> if you have at least a
> bit of experience running an NNTP server, or strong
> interest in learning.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Beman
> 
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