wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

Was wondering what do you think is better? A mailing list where every 
message is sent to everyone on the list or a usenet newsgroup where 
everything is stored on the server then sent or read by anyone who is 
subscribed to that newsgroup?

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

For what audience, seeking what types of content, with what goals?
There is absolutely not a two side of a coin question here.
Best,
Kare



On Wed, 13 Jul 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Was wondering what do you think is better? A mailing list where every message 
> is sent to everyone on the list or a usenet newsgroup where everything is 
> stored on the server then sent or read by anyone who is subscribed to that 
> newsgroup?
>
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>
>
>

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

Hello,

I think that's the option, because for example I have login to 
Audiogames.net but I didn't read it a long time But emails goes 
automatically, so I don't know. On the other  hand web forum is better 
because mailbox isn't full.

Vojta.

Dne 13. 07. 22 v 11:58 Linux for blind general discussion napsal(a):
> Was wondering what do you think is better? A mailing list where every 
> message is sent to everyone on the list or a usenet newsgroup where 
> everything is stored on the server then sent or read by anyone who is 
> subscribed to that newsgroup?
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list at redhat.com
> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
> 

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

I can't speak to the whole newsgroup thing myself, as I never figured 
out how exactly it was supposed to work. I do understand email and the 
web however, so these are my go-to resources when looking for 
information of any kind. The email list is probably the best option, as 
I just subscribe to the lists I want, and I see everything posted to the 
list. If I don't want to read a thread, i.e. if it's not a topic of 
interest to me, my email program allows me to delete the whole thread 
from my mailbox at the press of a single key, leaving everyone else's 
copies untouched. Those lists that store archives are especially good, 
since just like a web forum, I have the option of searching through 
previous postings, even those I have deleted, in case something came up 
that I need to find again. Usually a simple Searx will give me the 
answer from the archive, so I don't even have to try to find the archive 
website for each list. As I understand it, newsgroups are not archived 
on the web, and from what I could understand of their functionality, 
seem to be pretty much walled off from the rest of the internet, making 
usenet rather useless to me personally, unless I'm totally wrong about 
how it works.

~Kyle

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

To be effective with usenet, you need to pick a news reader and learn it.
News readers are not low learning curves.  Newsgroups live in hierarchies.
Every sub-level under a hierarchy entry is separated by a period.  An
example would be comp.lang.c now that's two hierarchies comp and lang and
the c newsgroup lives under lang.


On Wed, 13 Jul 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> I can't speak to the whole newsgroup thing myself, as I never figured out how
> exactly it was supposed to work. I do understand email and the web however, so
> these are my go-to resources when looking for information of any kind. The
> email list is probably the best option, as I just subscribe to the lists I
> want, and I see everything posted to the list. If I don't want to read a
> thread, i.e. if it's not a topic of interest to me, my email program allows me
> to delete the whole thread from my mailbox at the press of a single key,
> leaving everyone else's copies untouched. Those lists that store archives are
> especially good, since just like a web forum, I have the option of searching
> through previous postings, even those I have deleted, in case something came
> up that I need to find again. Usually a simple Searx will give me the answer
> from the archive, so I don't even have to try to find the archive website for
> each list. As I understand it, newsgroups are not archived on the web, and
> from what I could understand of their functionality, seem to be pretty much
> walled off from the rest of the internet, making usenet rather useless to me
> personally, unless I'm totally wrong about how it works.
>
> ~Kyle
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list at redhat.com
> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>
>
>

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

Well, Kyle-and-All, I think both avenues have their purposes. Usenet goes over 
nntp instead of smtp for mail. If you have a good usenet provider, you can 
examin text discussions back in 2003. This is great if you know a subject of 
interest. In a case of a mailing list, I suppose your search would need to be 
much more specific-and-it would be helpful to know a list you want to look at 
or join. Typing a search in a usenet news-reader is quite good. I still use trn 
for reading-and-saving  binaries, but Alpine for posting.
Chime

wich is better mailing list or usenet newsgroup

[blinux-list]

As a contrast, I have not personally used a newsgroup more than perhaps a 
couple  of times in... hmm almost 34 years of computer use.
Mailing lists?  I draw upon them daily, several times a day in fact.
Part of my hinting at a major it depends, rather than there being an 
either / or, if that makes sense.
Kare



On Wed, 13 Jul 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Well, Kyle-and-All, I think both avenues have their purposes. Usenet goes 
> over nntp instead of smtp for mail. If you have a good usenet provider, you 
> can examin text discussions back in 2003. This is great if you know a subject 
> of interest. In a case of a mailing list, I suppose your search would need to 
> be much more specific-and-it would be helpful to know a list you want to look 
> at or join. Typing a search in a usenet news-reader is quite good. I still 
> use trn for reading-and-saving  binaries, but Alpine for posting.
> Chime
>
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list at redhat.com
> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
>
>
>