On Wednesday, 5 December 2012 at 22:14:57 UTC, Walter Bright
wrote:
On 12/6/2012 8:50 AM, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
The latter is caused by bad(ly configured) NNTP clients, not
the server.
That brings up another advantage of NNTP servers. It is very
old technology, meaning the bugs have been worked out of it
long ago. There is no constant issue of upgrading to the latest
version to fix some obscure bugs, etc. Just turn it on and it
works.
And, lastly, there's a wonderful effect of NNTP not being where
the "cool guys" are. The spammers overlook us! Sure, we get a
drive-by slamming from a spammer maybe once a month, but by and
large NNTP flies under the radar these days.
Hehe, it's cause no one uses it! if you check out most groups
they are full of spam ;/ Only good spam filters can control it to
any degree. With a BB, you require people to register which will
stop 95% of spam. The other 5% could be fixed by asking more
complex questions, stop posting of suspected spammers. Do not
allow new users to post more than 1 post an hour. Allow certain
people(not necessarily moderators) to kill spammers. Block IP's
from registering more than once a month or so, etc...
There are many potential ways to reduce spam to near zero. Most
BB's I've used have near zero spam without any complex spam
protection mechanisms(as far as I know).
BB's have the ability to edit, delete, and move posts. Allow easy
image insertion, private messaging, sticky threads, etc..
Also, the most popular BB's are pretty well tested because they
are more widely used than nntp. So while it is true they are
newer and more sophisticated they also are actively supported.
IMO, the only downside is supporting legacy users who refuse to
make the transition. I think they are just being hard headed
though...
