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RE: Euphoria newsgroup

• Posted by irv at take.maxleft.com Aug 13, 2002
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Brian Broker wrote:
> This has been discussed in the past and here are the main reasons:
> 1.  Not everybody has access to a news server that carries that
> newsgroup.
> 2.  News servers don't always pick up every message posted to a
> newsgroup.
> 3.  Not everybody knows how to use newsgroups.  (Email or the Topica web
>
> interface is simply much easier for most users.)
> 4.  If the newsgroup becomes active, it becomes a target for SPAM...
>
> Did I miss anything?

A couple of things:

5. Rob can control who posts to this list, thus keeping the likes
of Mike the Spike from spewing hatred and threats at everyone.

6. There are more than a few strange people who's lives are so
empty and worthless that the only entertainment they can find
consists of 'taking over' newsgroups, burying any useful info
in tons of off-topic rambles.

7. Posting to a newsgroup using your "real" e-mail address is
a sure way to increase the number of spam messages you get.
That's not to say that spammers couldn't gather addresses from
this mailing list, but it's a lot more trouble just to get a few
hundred names.

Regards,
Irv