In message , Tim Watts
writes
Someone mentioned this the other day...
I've run nntp servers before, admittedly 15 years ago - but a simple
single server "islanded" setup is not hard in itself.
I am not proposing adding to the USENET hierarchy - I'm proposing a
single server. The traffic and number of users is low enough for that
to work.
Pros:
We could moderate and kill OT stuff and obnoxiousness whist
whitelisting anyone who posts reasonable stuff;
Could keep all the leeching web portals off, by force if necessary;
Cons:
I/we have to run a server;
Some people have to be willing to moderate;
Would we need our own properly done web portal to make it popular and
capture new blood?
Opinions please
Might as well make it a forum and take money for advertising?
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Tim Lamb