http://aplawrence.com/Opinion/nntp.html
> [32]Will NNTP fade away?
> --snip --
> So what does the crystal ball say? Unless you are someone like
> Microsoft who wants to compete with Google, there's no reason to run a
> news server. Gone are the days when people would [45]run their own
> NNTP server. Oh, I suppose some uber-geeks still do, probably out of
> foolish pride more than any real benefit. Google Groups outperforms
> anything most of us can do by an order of magnitude and then some.
>
It seems that this forum is already dying from the above described effect.
IMO we need a backup/alternative.
Wikis seem to be growing.
I've tested an existing one, dedicated to ETH-oberon, but I'm
uncomfortable in having to learn yet another syntax.
It doesn't give immediate WYSIWYG.
In particular 'new lines' need 6 key-strokes "[[BR]]" !
Perhaps this is how wikis work ?
Also since I won't be having 'always on' connectivety, the ability to
compose and read off-line as NNTP allowed, is essential.
Q1 - What are other users ideas ?
Q2 - since Aaron tells that the university students use pop-11 for
AI projects, is there any way that I can collaborate with 'AI users',
to build my fluency ?
Thanks,
== Chris Glur.
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