I'm not totally "facted-up" on how usernet hierarchies work, but if someone like Netscape sets itself up as some sort of original source of information for a newsgroup (ie. the main/final repository), then doesn't that mean that they have to ensure that enough high-availability disk space + bandwidth is available, regardless of which other downstream server feeds are pushing it to users like you & me?
Those numbers might pale in comparison to what the collective usenet servers of the world might be providing, but its presumably still significant for open-source efforts like that of Mozilla. sTu. Netscape Basher wrote: > Jay Garcia typed: > >> On 03/09/2002 6:06 PM, Netscape Basher wrote: >> >> >>> And then they will claim only technical information is supposed to be >>> posted there. Which is fair because on those groups, Netscape does >>> provide the bandwidth. >>> >>> Netscape has nothing to do with running this newsgroup. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Again, you knoweth not of the FACTS !!!!!!! >> >> This server is a PRIVATE server located in Mountain View Ca. and is >> owned by Netscape and administrated by a Netscape manager (Markus). >> Things may have changed since I last spoke with Markus but that's it as >> far as I know for now. > > > False. All the bandwith used by me in this newsgroup is from Road > Runner- Columbia,SC . You just happen to be using the secnews.netscape > to access this group, but you can access through 100's of newsgroup > servers, even google. If you would learn to read headers, you would > figure this out. > > http://groups.google.com/groups?q=netscape.public.mozilla.general > > If secnews.netscape stopped carrying this group, only those who read it > through secnews.netscape would be affected while everyone else would > continue to receive this group. If you read the headers from me, you > will not see any reference to a netscape *news server* at all. Jay this > is about the fourth for fifth dishonest statement you have made. I am > frankly getting sick and tired of it and it's people like you that > ensure Netscape/Mozilla will continue to fail by giving out false > information. > > You know nothing about how usenet works. Stick to something you know a > little bit about, like Mozilla. > >> >> I suggest you read up on how news server software works. By way of >> preferences in the software, the sysnewsadmin can choose to accept/post >> "public/usenet" feed or not. The Secure News Server (secnews) is hosted >> on this box as well and does NOT accept usenet feed. Over-simplified >> explanation but will do for the moment. > > > Yup and if the sys newsadmin of secure news server stopped the group, it > will would still be carried by 100's of others newsservers. > > To say the bandwith from this group is from Netscape is totally false > unless you are accessing only from the Secure News Server from Netscape. > > >> >> Please Kyle, get your facts in order. Bashing Netscape/Mozilla is one >> thing and is perfectly acceptable under certain conditions such as >> appending your "bashing" with useful feedback, suggestions, bug reports, >> feature enhancement requests, knowledgeable discussion, etc ......... > > > you have already proven you know nothing about usenet. Your statement > that Netscape supplies all the bandwith for this group is totally false. > Ask any newsgroup admin this. > > Just like your dishonest statement to that user who wanted to know how > to respond on the top of a reply and your answer was not to show them > how but dictate they should never do it. It's an option on Netscape. > > It is your job if you are claiming to help people to answer the > question, not imply your will on people. It seems you agenda goes much > further than that. > > -- > Kyle >
