Subj : Newsgroups?
To   : Chris Cranford
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Tue Jul 24 2001 04:54 pm

 >
 > -> I, personally, don't wish to carry it either as I see no need to
 > gate-> newsgroups into Fido echos, however should Ross and I not carry
 > it, well
 > -> over 50% of Fidonet won't have access to it.  Is that your wish?
 >
 > Which echo is the problem?  XML_DISCUSSION?  VB_DISCUSSION?

      ANY echo that is nothing but a translation/importation of newsgroups.

 >
 > The fact of the matter is if you're not importing it into the BBS you
 > run,

      I don't run a bbs, haven't in about 10 years.

 > then you're doing nothing but doing pass throughs.  I just looked over
 > the
 > past few days of statistics for these two echos.  There really hasn't
 > been
 > that much activity in XML compared to VB.

      I haven't bothered checking.

 >
 > I do not want to prohibit the remainder of the fidonet group from being
 > able
 > to link to this echo.  I do not see, personally, what the problem is.
 > I'm
 > moderating the content to the best of my ability to prevent SPAM mail
 > from
 > coming into those echos...


      Like I've repeatedly said, I see NO need to import newsgroups into Fido
echos, internet access is readily available literally everywhere, so if 
someone, anyone, wants access badly enough, they can get it.  All I see about 
the importation of newsgroups is to artificially bloat someone message stats, 
which is nothing more than an ego thing.


 >
 > Can someone clearly explain to me why it's all of a sudden a hot topic
 > of gating newsgroups into the Fidonet realm?


      Because some of us see no need for the practice.

      Don't sweat, it's not you specifically we're complaining about, it's
anyone who elists and requests carriage of an echo that is nothing but a 
translated newsgroup.





                       .....Bob

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