[REBOL] GMANE --> was {Re: Re: List subscription}
From: jasonic:nomadics at: 25-Aug-2004 23:52
Hi
http://gmane.org/
I posted here before recently about Gmane but got no response...
Please somebody let me know why Rebol list should not be easily accessible
via GMANE.
Its fast and versatile - use web or news client :-)
Jason
http://gmane.org/
GMANE
Mail To News And Back Again
Free software is mainly developed on mailing lists. Mailing lists have many
advantages over other forms of communication, but they have two weaknesses:
It's difficult to follow discussions in a sensible way, and mailing list
archives (when they exist) have a tendency to disappear over time.
Several mailing list archives exist, but these are all hidden under a web
interface. Reading mail that way is not convenient. Reading mail as if it
were news is convenient.
This is what Gmane offers. Mailing lists are funneled into news groups. This
isn't a new idea; several mail-to-news gateways exist. What's new with Gmane
is that no messages are ever expired from the server, and the gateway is
bidirectional. You can post to some of these mailing lists without being
subscribed to them yourself.
In addition, Gmane does spam detection, cross-post handling, has a
TMDA-fueled encryption/forwarding service, a web interface, respects
X-No-Archive, supplies RSS feeds, and has a real-time indexing search
engine.
Not all mailing lists allow non-subscribers to post, and some are moderated.
Gmane requires that users post to Gmane groups using a valid e-mail address,
and requires a one-time authorization per group.
To read the mailing lists stored in Gmane, point your news reader to
news.gmane.org.
To get a new mailing list added, use the subscription form. Almost any
mailing list can be added. Just include subscription information. Mailing
list archives can be imported into Gmane.
Discussion about the Gmane hierarchy takes place on the gmane.discuss
newsgroup.
At present, the Gmane hierarchy is heavily dominated by computer-related
mailing lists, which reflects the interests of the initial user base.
However, Gmane is not meant to be a service exclusively for IT people. Feel
free to suggest non-computer-related mailing lists.
To get in touch with the Gmane administrators, send a mail to Lars Magne
Ingebrigtsen.
Gmane has been in full operation since February 11th 2002, after a one month
test period. And the «g» in «Gmane» is silent.
There are currently 6,046 mailing lists subscribed to Gmane, with a total of
19,506,328 messages.