- 1. starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Newell" <rnewell@pop.netaddress.usa.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 00:53:20 +0000
- Is anyone else tired of having to sit throught the downloading of 60-80 messages at a time in this mailing list? Don't get me wrong, but i really like this mailing list, its just that considering the
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01015.html (8,041 bytes)
- 2. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell T. Neyhart" <vwruss@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 06:24:59 -0500
- YES! - I really enjoy this list, but agree that a newsgroup would be preferable to the current arrangement. I don't know how to start a newsgroup though either. Russell T. Neyhart '64 B Roadster, pat
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01023.html (7,625 bytes)
- 3. Fw: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell T. Neyhart" <vwruss@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 06:27:55 -0500
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- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01024.html (7,984 bytes)
- 4. RE: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "EPMD- Van syckel, John" <vansyck@hq.1perscom.heidelberg.army.mil>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 12:29:44 +0100
- I like it the way it is. I enjoy the LBC postings, and I enjoy the "off the wall" stuff. I enjoy the good advice and I enjoy the humor. I also like learning about things that I haven't had to do yet,
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01025.html (9,275 bytes)
- 5. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "Russell T. Neyhart" <vwruss@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 07:04:33 -0500
- Starting an MG newsgroup would not limit the number of messages, nor the content, but would download to your machine faster. You'd still have all the same good stuff, just a bit faster and more organ
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01027.html (9,922 bytes)
- 6. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 08:20:11 -0500
- On 3/14/98 7:53 PM so and so Bob Newell said. (And I quote) I guess you are new. We just had this discussion a couple of weeks ago. The consensus was NO. I for one would not participate in a newsgrou
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01030.html (9,498 bytes)
- 7. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 08:39:10 -0500
- "you'd still have all the same good stuff" You'd also have the spam, the flames, the wackos, etc..... You think we occasionally get off-topic now? Just wait! We had a Webtv newsgroup a while back tha
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01031.html (9,180 bytes)
- 8. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Wildbil923 <Wildbil923@aol.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 08:48:05 EST
- Nory makes a very good point. Newsgroups can be a pain, especially with floods of commercial postings. I think too, because lists take some effort to find and subscrbe to, you get a more civil group
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01032.html (8,279 bytes)
- 9. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "Kai Radicke" <mowogmg@pil.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 09:27:40 -0500
- Andy Ramm and I discussed this awhile back, and there was also a smaller discussion on the list about it. IMHO, I feel that an MG or LBC news group, would be an excellent addition to this list. I am
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01039.html (11,454 bytes)
- 10. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 10:14:29 -0500
- Two comments 1) NAY!!!! 2) Where do you get off using "rebelgeek" as a handle? Rebel is usually one whom is from the south. Or has lived in the south. Use it at your own risk. And stay away from the
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01040.html (9,230 bytes)
- 11. RE: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "RossOvercash" <jroverca@tiac.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 10:31:38 -0500
- 1. SPAM reigns supreme on the news lists. 2. Unless we have standard Subject lines you still have to download all the messages to find the ones you want. 3. I agree about archiving, but by the same t
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01043.html (13,336 bytes)
- 12. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 10:54:32 -0400
- Wow, There's some hostility for ya, almost makes me fell like I *am* in a usenet group. Actually, Websters Dictionary says nothing in it's definition of the word rebel to substantiate your second sta
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01045.html (9,604 bytes)
- 13. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: dmeadow@juno.com
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 12:50:42 -0600
- David Littlefield '62 MGA MkII '51 MGTD '88 Jaguar XJ-S I'll vote no (again). And (again) I'll point out that there is already a bulletin board that has many of the advantages of a newsgroup without
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01053.html (8,558 bytes)
- 14. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Tritle <stritle@epix.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:15:07 -0500
- Steve Tritle 52 TD
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01055.html (8,891 bytes)
- 15. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:41:33 -0500
- If all you guys want is an LBC newsgroup, there already is one! Check out news:uk.rec.cars.classic -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '74 Mid
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01056.html (8,850 bytes)
- 16. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: "Kai Radicke" <mowogmg@pil.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:40:41 -0500
- Yeah, but it blows... KMR
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01057.html (8,398 bytes)
- 17. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:52:21 -0500
- Just another good reason to have a mailing list and not a newsgroup (-; -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '74 Midget & '71 parts car '94 For
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01058.html (8,841 bytes)
- 18. Re[2]: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: ame@synaptics.com
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 98 12:09:18 Pst
- Hi All, this topic comes up regularly on all mailing lists, and here's my $0.02. The old mailing list versus newsgroup chestnut: my view, keep it as it is. Newsgroups are notoriously low in signal to
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01060.html (9,080 bytes)
- 19. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: ken.roach@sk.sympatico.ca (Ken Roach)
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:07:05 GMT
- I sort of have mixed feelings about this. I read several usenet groups daily and like the advantages of the format. Moveing this list to usenet wouldn't be a smart move,IMHO, however. The closed natu
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01068.html (10,572 bytes)
- 20. Re: starting newsgroup (score: 1)
- Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 19:10:15 -0700
- This was discussed to death some months ago. The consensus then was that the status quo should prevail. John
- /html/mgs/1998-03/msg01078.html (9,385 bytes)
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