| Google Stiffling Free Flow of Jokes [message #24504] |
Tue, 03 April 2001 08:59  |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Folks,
I continue to view with interest Google's improvement of
the newsgroup archives formerly undertaken by Dejanews.
I think eventually this will be the newsgroup reader of
choice.
But in reviewing this past week's posts, I see an
alarming number of off-topic and completely irrelevant
posts by someone who should know better. It's embarrassing.
And they are right there in the thread, for all to see. :-(
The last thing I'm sure we all want is for this newsgroup
to become so popular that keeping up with it is a full-time
job. To this end, I'm vowing to act in a more responsible
and sober manner befitting a computer professional from
now on.
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
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| Re: Google Stiffling Free Flow of Jokes [message #24556 is a reply to message #24504] |
Wed, 04 April 2001 20:27  |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Mark Hadfield (m.hadfield@niwa.cri.nz) writes:
> Speaking of being banished from this newsgroup, my employer has decided
> he/she/it doesn't want to pay NZ$3600 per year for newsgroup access, when
> very few people in the organisation use it (and I probably account for 90%
> of the postings).
>
> I can *read* the group via some generous people in the UK (who probably
> haven't secured their NNTP server properly). But they're not so generous as
> to allow posting, so my 15 minutes of fame on comp.lang.idl-pvwave may come
> to an end soon. Can anyone suggest alternatives, preferably ones which do
> not require spending money? My other favourite group, comp.lang.python, has
> a Usenet<->email gateway. there's no such thing for comp.lang.idl-pvwave.
This is a real bummer, Mark. :-(
Google will eventually support newsgroup posting, so you
can both read and post from your Internet browser, but
for now, here is a list of places that offer newsgroup
browsing and posting, some for free:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Usenet/Web_Based/
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Toll-Free IDL Book Orders: 1-888-461-0155
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