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Re: google groups and Usenet


From: Robert A. Macy
Subject: Re: google groups and Usenet
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:01:25 -0700

I, too maintain a "local" archive of subject matters of
interest. 

It just paid off late last night, ...again.

I have waaaaay too much trouble doing searches using other
people's archives.

                - Robert -

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:37:53 -0600
 Joe Koski <address@hidden> wrote:
> 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
> 



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