From owner-freebsd-current Tue Jan 5 11:27:41 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA23876 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 11:27:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from o-o.org (o-o.org [207.252.201.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA23864 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 11:27:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from licia@o-o.org) Received: from localhost (root@localhost) by o-o.org (8.8.8/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA17281 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:27:10 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:27:10 -0600 (CST) From: Licia To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: News Server In-Reply-To: <20873.915564044@critter.freebsd.dk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG How hard would it be to set up a standalone news server specifically for FreeBSD, not connected to usenet in any way? On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <6309.915563659@zippy.cdrom.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" writes: > >> But why don't we just create a > >> freebsd.* > >> hierachy for selective and elective distribution ? > > > >Because I believe that requires buy-in by the backbone cabal, and > >who wants to spend 3 weeks mud-wrestling with Joel Furr? :-) > > I don't really see the need, people can pick it up someplace > and if they don't want it they can say no. > > I guess alt.freebsd.* could be a more legal alternative ? > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member > phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." > FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > [ licia@o-o.org ] [ http://www.o-o.org/ ] [ IrcNick : Licia ] [ A happy user of FreeBSD : http://www.freebsd.org/ ] [ Why crawl through windows when you can walk through a door? ] [ This user boycotts all Microsoft products and services ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message