Subj : Re: Could be problems with some of your tagnames?
To : Ben Ritchey
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Fri Nov 28 2014 09:16 pm
> * An ongoing debate between Ross Cassell and Janis Kracht rages on ...
>> I think we ought to look real hard here about making the backbone an
>> adjunct of the newsgroups, especially the alt.* ones??
> I agree, though a case could be made for just those imported into FIDONet if
> dissemination warrants (assuming enough people get the traffic). I have no
>problem with using the Echolist for same, but I'm just one person (g). I would
> certainly object to a wholesale Usenet import (chuckle) though unlikely. :)
I agree with you there Ben.. I couldn't see a wholesale usenet import either.
I don't think that's Luc's intention.
I know some ISPs have been dropping newsgroups altogether... Mine doesn't carry
them. I have to get the ones I get from a free source which exists for now at
least.
