On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Tim Panton - Westhawk Ltd wrote:
> "Preston L. Bannister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> __________
> >Opinions please.
> >
> >Should this mailing list be "gatewayed" to the
> >comp.lang.java.servlets newsgroup (if and when created)?
> >
> >My guess is yes, or possibly that this list might be shut
> >down... but I'm not running the list :).
>
> I'd say no to both- Don't gateway it and don't shut down the list.
I tend to agree (for some of the reasons listed here, as well as some
other ones). Basically, I don't see a need to have this list combined
with the newsgroup in any way. And we can just see what happens to
the list naturally if/when the newsgroup is created. My sense is that
they can both coexist separately just fine, due to different
users/participants, different reading styles/preferences, etc.
> I've given up on unmoderated news groups - the S/N is just too low
> and the denizens too irritating.
>
> I have all my mailinglists sent to a separate account which I read
> offline on my PalmPilot whilst taking the train to work.
>
> I can't imagine I'd bother to plow though all the junk that would
> appear on a gatewayed list.
>
> Whilst I doubt my setup is typical, I have noticed that many of the
> key contributers to the list do so from their own accounts (in their
> own time?). Any action that chases these people away is to be
> avoided.
Hmmm. You seem to be interpreting "gatewayed" as a two-way thing, I
guess I was thinking he meant one-way (i.e. posts to the mailing list
go to the newsgroup, but not the other way around). A two-way gateway
would most definitely be a very bad thing, and, as I said above, I
don't even think a one-way gateway is desirable.
> If either of the above events take place (gateway or shutdown) I'll
> probably host an 'advanced-servlets' list myself.
>
> I guess this topic itself is borderline noise, so please lets take
> the discussion 'off-list '
This seems perfectly on topic to me -- discussion of a possible new
forum for serlvet-related discussion -- especially since this list is
potentially impacted. It's on the order of someone asking
about/posting the URL for a servlet-related FAQ.
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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