On 1 août, 21:27, CHENG Gao <cheng...@gmail.com> wrote: > *On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:33:31 -0700 (PDT) > * Also sprach Merciadri Luca <merciadril...@gmail.com>: > > > Is there a better alternative than the well-known gmane? For example, > > I wanted to find comp.sys.hp48, and gnu.emacs.gnus, and I did not find > > them out. Is it normal? I verified it on their website, and they seem > > not to show them. Thanks. > > I build Emacs from git source. It has Gnus 5.13. > > Gmane is a mailing list to news gateway. Most Emacs related group are > hosted here. > > As for two groups you mentioned, you can use news.cn99.com. It's a free > Chinese news server carrying many groups, including two groups you > mentioned. And posting is allowed. > > You can use sites likehttp://newzbot.comto find news servers carrying > your groups, and compare the speed. > > I use leafnode (local news server) to connect to news servers. It's must > faster to read with Gnus. Another benefit is I can archive messages in > my computer for easy access, esp. easy searching. > > Most news servers (maybe all except for Gamen?) have retention not so > long, so you can read only recent messages. If you need to dig something > in the history, you need to use web like Goole groups (only if they are > archived). I'd rather archive them in my own box. > > -- > Numquam minus solus quam cum solus
Thanks for your answers. My problem is now solved. :-) _______________________________________________ info-gnus-english mailing list info-gnus-english@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnus-english
