Paul Cartwright, [PC] wrote: PC> I think you have probably touched on the most serious security PC> issues with a newsgroup, so is there a downside to using Gmane?
The main downsides I can think of are the following:
a) It's a free service so we'll be at the mercy of the little things
that can go wrong there like bandwidth issues and I don't know what
sort of lag there'll be in the mirroring process.
b) Despite the reassurances, there'll likely be some who will not want
to have their posts mirrored to the server and archived there. They'll
be able to easily do so by including the X-No-Archive header in their
messages. Those using the server will miss those messages.
c) When replying to posts, you'll have to reply to the list address
and not the news server since sending messages to the server will be
barred for security reasons.
PC> If not, why can't it be setup and give it a try?
We thought we'd air the suggestion and see what happens over the
ensuing week. Thomas is the first who has raised strong objection.
We're interested in seeing if there are others.
PC> I have unsubscribed & resubscribed to this list almost yearly,
PC> because with the high volume, I'm afraid to go on vacation!
:)
PC> I treally wouldn't affect the existing list, right?
Not at all.
PC> so those that wanted to could stay subscribed,
You'd need a mailing list subscription to participate as usual.
However, if you wish to read the list traffic only via NNTP, you could
set your subscription to 'nomail'. You'd never have to unsubscribe
when going on vacation.
PC> and if you want to use Gmane, that would be another option,
PC> right?? I think options are a good thing!
Yes. It'll be purely optional. I don't plan to use it. However, it
will be there for those who find it better or more convenient to use
in their situations.
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