[Scottish] Making scotlug mailing list available via gmane news gateway?

scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk scottish at mailman.lug.org.uk
Tue Apr 1 15:12:00 2003


Let's do it and could someone supply us with a link/info resource to learn more about how to use gmane effectively.
thanks in advance.
Tony Dyer 

lists2003@viewport.clara.co.uk wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the unconventional quoting, but, basically:
> 
> 'What the man says'  :-)
> 
> gmane really is the ideal way to read 'lists': it doesn't clutter up your mail account and it's infinitely less hassle than an online web forum, it's exactly what netnews was made for.
> 
> 
> On 30 Mar 2003 17:31:18 +0100
> Will Partain <partain@dcs.gla.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Tony Dyer <tony@dyer.demon.co.uk> writes:
> > 
> > > What's the benefit to ME again?
> > 
> > You, or anyone who reads the list via e-mail, will notice
> > *no change whatsoever*.
> > 
> > Those of us who like, nay adore, gmane will read the list
> > that way.  (What do I like? -- I have been able to ditch
> > almost all of my personal mailing-list subscriptions and the
> > headache of managing them; all gmane lists get put through
> > spamassassin, so I don't have to set it up everywhere I get
> > mailing-list mail; the lists are all archived and searchable
> > without any effort on my part; instead of just wondering if
> > there's a mailing list about a subject, I just look through
> > the gmane lists and I'm done; I can usually post, if I want
> > to; ...  )
> > 
> > And if it all goes pear-shaped, and the gmane-fication
> > somehow mysteriously causes problems for this list, I
> > *guarantee* you that Lars will make the changes we want,
> > including de-gmane-ing the list.
> > 
> > There is such a thing as a free lunch.
> > 
> > Will
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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