"Somedude" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > Le 28/11/2011 14:55, Gour a écrit : >> On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:37:38 +0100 >> Somedude <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The main drawback of newsgroups is the absence of a search feature. >>> Apart from that, I like it. >> >> It's the drawback of your *newsreader* and not of the newsgroups >> itself. >> >> I use Claws-mail and have powerful search features included. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Gour >> >> > No, in order to search newsgroups, you need to download ALL the posts > from the beginning of the newsgroup, which is not feasible.
I have done that once to bone up a little bit on some early issues with D. What is so unfeasible about it? Tedious yes, unfeasible though?
