[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In comp.lang.perl.misc John Bokma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > "NNTP and its applications" have evolved to provide a set of much more >> > sophisticated means of accessing and giving information than any forum >> > I've ever seen. >> >> Example(s). And do users need those sophisticated things? >> > Kill files
there is a mod for that (at least for phpBB) > Selecting posts and threads based on a scoring system If there is no mod, one can be easily written. > A huge variety of different newsreaders allowing different users to > access the news in they way they want. Different browsers, stylesheets, themes. > I don't use all the possibilities (e.g. I don't use kill files) but I > do use a 'minority' text based newsreader because it is ideal for me. > I don't get the option of a text based forum reader - I doubt many > forums work with lynx. But have you tested it? You just blurb out random statements, based on gut feelings. Yes, phpBB works with lynx. And I doubt it's a rare exception. -- John Small Perl scripts: http://johnbokma.com/perl/ Perl programmer available: http://castleamber.com/ Happy Customers: http://castleamber.com/testimonials.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
