From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:10:12 -0800 (PST)
To: reece@taz.nceye.net (Bryan Reece)
Subject: Re: Anyone have the complete info on CP list alternatives?
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Bryan Reece wrote:
> 
> Igor Chudov writes:
>  > Bryan Reece wrote:
>  > > 
>  > >    It is in place. It feeds from cypherpunks@algebra.com. Bryan Reece 
>  > >    reece@taz.nceye.net runs the posting bot. taz.nceye.net is an open
>  > >    newsserver offering several cypherpunks newsgroups.
>  > > 
>  > >    I am not yet sure if taz is now a part of the mainstream usenet, that 
>  > >    is, it may not be connected to the Big USENET.
>  > > 
>  > > It receives some Big Usenet groups, but only for local users.
>  > > alt.cypherpunks is open, but there will be long delays, on the
>  > > order of a day, for articles there (unless someone better connected to
>  > > Usenet wants to feed me alt.cypherpunks.*---any volunteers?).
>  > > 
>  > 
>  > I just set up a recipe for using mail2news gateways like this:
>  > 
>  > :0 c
>  > | formail -I "Newsgroups: alt.cypherpunks,misc.misc" | 		\
>  > 	sendmail mail2news@anon.lcs.mit.edu mail2news@utopia.hacktic.nl
>  > 
>  > Any objections?
>  > 
>  > 	- Igor.
> 
> It would be more mailing-list-like to have the list in a separate,
> isolated hierarchy.  That would avoid the principal problems of Usenet
> (delays and email spam).

It is a very good objections. I would like readers to speak up and say
their word for or against forwarding the list messages to
alt.cypherpunks.  If a significant number of people objects (2-3 is
enough) I will disable this feature.

	- Igor.