-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In list.cypherpunks, aba@dcs.exeter.ac.uk writes:
One thing I have been thinking would be nice would be a USENET newsgroup, as mailing lists are a step away from easy access which some people never make.
That's a feature, not a bug. Unless the group was moderated, I predict the S/N ratio to be <= 0. Witness the crap in alt.2600. The mailing list, as someone said before me, works as a limited pre-screening system. Given the nature of the list's focus and discussion, I think a newsgroup would end up being a stable attractor for the clue-deficit crowd. Not something I'd find useful. - -- Roy M. Silvernail [ ] roy@cybrspc.mn.org PGP Public Key fingerprint = 31 86 EC B9 DB 76 A7 54 13 0B 6A 6B CC 09 18 B6 Key available from pubkey@cybrspc.mn.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMFsCyhvikii9febJAQFJVQP/VDKh+Mb8FFsm85IqOmYOZ82gam7Lmbwp +E3sSOnnRUVQAiT8vbSs/qeA3ozZEF6Oi++CVYzPh/S8zLUufoUqSGuhOwXi2Z3R XH1CTkXBYccuQkd7wG8Sm7Q9sN+zd8iR4byWQrknlSua9czivNjHhUNDxgdwSR7p yI3GCz1L244= =uYVL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----