| Why is this group password protected? [message #220422] |
Mon, 31 July 2006 13:31  |
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Originally posted by: eclipse.chris-lott.org
I would like to ask why this group is protected by username and password.
Is it strictly to reduce the amount of spam that is posted, and/or to
defend email addresses?
The reason I'm asking is that these groups have a WEALTH of vital
information for people working on plugins, and I have found the
NewsPortal's search interface to yield only mediocre results at best.
Opening the newsgroup up would allow the major search engines to index it,
and better searching (better results) could be a tremendous benefit to the
community.
Is there a way to address the drawbacks of an open newsgroup?
Alternately, could the web version (NewsPortal) of the newsgroup be opened
for read only without a password? The web version obscures email address
very nicely. Please consider it, thanks.
chris...
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| Re: Why is this group password protected? [message #220429 is a reply to message #220422] |
Mon, 31 July 2006 15:41  |
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Originally posted by: sunil_kamath.nohotspammail.com
Chris Lott <eclipse@chris-lott.org> wrote:
> I would like to ask why this group is protected by username and
> password. Is it strictly to reduce the amount of spam that is posted,
> and/or to defend email addresses?
>
>
> The reason I'm asking is that these groups have a WEALTH of vital
> information for people working on plugins, and I have found the
> NewsPortal's search interface to yield only mediocre results at best.
> Opening the newsgroup up would allow the major search engines to
> index it, and better searching (better results) could be a tremendous
> benefit to the community.
>
>
> Is there a way to address the drawbacks of an open newsgroup?
> Alternately, could the web version (NewsPortal) of the newsgroup be
> opened for read only without a password? The web version obscures
> email address very nicely. Please consider it, thanks.
>
>
> chris...
why not simply use a usenet newsreader?
--
Sunil
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| Re: Why is this group password protected? [message #220436 is a reply to message #220422] |
Mon, 31 July 2006 17:06 |
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Originally posted by: none.unknown.com
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGGL,GGGL :2006-13,GGGL:en&q=+site:dev.eclipse.org+gef+how+to
"Chris Lott" <eclipse@chris-lott.org> wrote in message
news:ba29937a9ea596c804cf104f02b98ad7$1@www.eclipse.org...
>I would like to ask why this group is protected by username and password.
>Is it strictly to reduce the amount of spam that is posted, and/or to
>defend email addresses?
>
> The reason I'm asking is that these groups have a WEALTH of vital
> information for people working on plugins, and I have found the
> NewsPortal's search interface to yield only mediocre results at best.
> Opening the newsgroup up would allow the major search engines to index it,
> and better searching (better results) could be a tremendous benefit to the
> community.
>
> Is there a way to address the drawbacks of an open newsgroup?
> Alternately, could the web version (NewsPortal) of the newsgroup be opened
> for read only without a password? The web version obscures email address
> very nicely. Please consider it, thanks.
>
>
> chris...
>
>
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