Re: [eclipse-dev] Why eclipse-dev gets so many user posts -- and why the

["Mike Wills" <programmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I took the liberty of creating a yahoo list. Here it is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eclipse-user/
-- 
Mike Wills
iSeries Programmer
programmer AT koldarkDOTnet

Hugo A. Garcia said:
> hey
>
> I promise too. We could start a mailing list on the theme of news
> readers but the point you have made is the important one. News is not
> an easy format to use.
>
> I hope the powers that be consider strongly the establishment of a
> email group. It shouldn't take more that a week to set up. As an
> alternative I propose to use egroups at yahoo. It is not the best
> solution but it is the simplest thing to do. We could then post at the
> newsgroup that there is an as hoc discussion for those of us that need
> to use email.
>
> -H
>
>
> Quoting Mariano Kamp <mkamp@xxxxxx>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>   I don't want to start a discussion about nntp reader on linux
>> here.
>> Just one posting.
>>
>>   Yes, you're right. There is mozilla, tin, trln and especially
>> knode
>> and pan. But none of those work ok for me. Mozilla keeps forgetting
>> which mails it already downloaded and so from time to time and need to
>> get all 30.000 messages all over again. Pan is cool, but doesn't have
>> enough features. Have you ever tried to follow the discussions you are
>> a
>> stakeholder in?
>>
>>   It is much easier with email, at least for me.
>>
>>   Ok, I promise to never speak up about what newsreaders are good or
>> bad
>> on this list.
>>
>> Mariano
>>
>> >
>> > I use Linux too... you might want to try using Mozilla as a front
>> end...
>> >
>> > -H
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting Mariano Kamp <mkamp@xxxxxx>:
>> >
>> > > I do also fully agree.
>> > > It's sometimes a real burden to use newsgroups at all and
>> behind
>> > > corporate firewalls it is almost impossible. The webinterface
>> > > doesn't
>> > > help really.
>> > >
>> > > Btw. It is hard to find any good newsreader for offline
>> reading,
>> > > especially for linux. I know that it is possible to setup inn
>> and
>> > > suck
>> > > and uucp etc., but for most people, like me, that is too much
>> effort
>> > > for
>> > > doing something which you usually get for free in terms of a
>> > > mailing
>> > > list and an archive.
>> > >
>> > > Mariano
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 07:15, Hugo A. Garcia wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > I agree... a mail list for users is more accesible than a
>> > > newsgroup. Some
>> > > > of us live behind a very restrictive firewall and newsgroup
>> access
>> > > is not
>> > > > feasable BUT email is always accesible in one form or
>> another.
>> > > >
>> > > > -H
>> > > >
>> > > >
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