[CUBE] Cube List > NNTP

[Eagle]

On Feb 10, 2004, at 23:44, Todd Masco wrote:
>> what's wrong with tin, trn, xrn, or pine even?
>>
>> i know, just wanted to chime in.  basically, we could create a public
>> newsgroup, you know, the real usenet out there in the wild.
>
> I'd suggest that anybody who wants to read it this way, install INN 
> and mail2news.  Subscribed a custom address to the list and gateway it 
> in.
>
> I've been doing it for almost 15 years for most lists (only a couple 
> of years for the Cube list).  I don't have any intention of supporting 
> it for the whole community - I don't have the time or energy to do so 
> - but it's really not that difficult to do yourself as long as you're 
> the only one using it.  And you'll learn a lot about mail2news, 
> news2mail, and INN in the process.
>
> We're running *Unix*.
>
> [To expand: the mailing list will only accept mail from subscribed 
> address, so a gateway for more than one address isn't generally 
> useful.  What a PITA.]

Todd,

You're the first person I've *ever* seen describe setting up INN as 
"really not that difficult."

;)

Eagle

PS - yes, I have setup and run many INN server installations in my 
lifetime. :)