Re: comp.lang.lua?

["Nick Trout" <nick@...>]

My God! I didn't realise getting a news group started was so much hassle!!

Steve, this sounds like an excellent idea. I would love to be able to read
the Lua mail list in news group format. egroups works quite slowly for me
and I prefer the newgroup view format.

When will this happen?

Ta,
Nick


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Dekorte <steve@dekorte.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <lua-l@tecgraf.puc-rio.br>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: comp.lang.lua?


>erik@hougaard.com (Erik Hougaard) wrote:
>> Why not just setup a nntp server at tecgraf that we could use instead of
>> the list server ?
>
>www.eGroups.com, which hosts the lua mailing list archive on the web, will
be
>adding an nntp server service to allow browsing list archives via nntp
clients.
>So if you're willing to wait, you'll be able to use your favorite nntp
client
>while allowing the people who prefer email to continue using the mailing
list
>and keeping the list free of the spam that plagues usenet.
>
>Steve
>(I'm an engineer at egroups)
>