Re: google groups and Usenet

[Joe Koski]

The g95 group maintains a Google-based mail list at

 http://groups-beta.google.com/group/gg95/

in case somebody wants to see what one looks like. My opinion: it works, but
as they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

A while back the g95 list had an invasion of Chinese language spammers. They
solved the problem by making everyone "join the list." I suspect some spam
protection is built into the current Octave help mail list.

I also view my downloaded messages as a resource that I can search. Somehow
that's friendlier than searching a remote archive somewhere. I can control
what's there and what I delete.

Joe


on 9/8/05 5:30 PM, Robert A. Macy at address@hidden wrote:

> Google's "user interface" does not work well for me.
> 
> I've never had a known problem with octave group.
> 
> What interface are you referring to?
> 
>                - Robert -
> 
> 
> On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:04:03 -0500
>  Quentin Spencer <address@hidden> wrote:
>> address@hidden wrote:
>> 
>>> In a message dated 9/8/2005 1:33:25 P.M. Pacific
>> Standard Time, 
>>> address@hidden writes:
>>> 
>>>     don't want to create a new mailing list
>>> 
>>> I was thinking of replacing the current mailing list
>> with the Google 
>>> group, which functions as a mailing list for those who
>> want that ..... 
>>> and as a discussion group (i.e. you log on to read and
>> send messages) 
>>> for those who don't.
>> 
>> 
>> The reason that Google Groups was suggested was the user
>> interface. We already have mailing list archives, but
>> without the fancy interface. It sounds like that's what's
>> really missing here. I assume that Google hasn't released
>> the code for their user interface. Is anyone aware of
>> other attempts to provide similar functionality?
>> 
>> -Quentin
> 
> 
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