But NNTP isn't usenet, its just used by it.

Various groupware servers use nntp or something like it for 'group
discussions' still.

I think trying to wrap some web archive or something else in something
not nntp is just unwise.

On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 23:06, Jim Meyer wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-05-20 at 19:34, Not Zed wrote:
> > 
> > Well you're talking about NNTP here.
> 
> There's always been a fine line between NNTP/newsgroups and SMTP/mailing
> lists, hasn't there? I think mailing lists began to eclipse newsgroups
> when it began to be common practice to archive mailing lists as lists
> also have features (admins, no posting except from members) which tend
> to keep the signal-to-noise ratio fairly high ... a thing that Usenet
> has been lacking in for some time now.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> --j
> -- 
> Jim Meyer, Geek At Large                              [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 


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