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Richard Conn's message of "Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:06:13 -0500"
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Ada addicts (see http://ada.eu.org/)
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>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Conn <[log in to unmask]> writes:
Richard> An alternative is to use a newsgroup, like comp.lang.ada
Richard> (maybe we need a comp.team_ada?). That makes the discussion
Richard> a pull rather than a push for the readers (they have to go
Richard> out of their way to read the messages rather than having them
Richard> delivered), but it does eliminate the mail loop problem.
Richard> Also, when it comes to spam, most newsreaders I've seen allow
Richard> you to download the subject info without downloading the
Richard> messages until you ask to see a message. That helps a lot
Richard> with the spam.
I could not agree more, except for the name, which should probably be
"comp.lang.ada.advocacy" to follow USENET usage.
Sam
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