Re: Posting on Usenet groups using Gnus

[Merciadri Luca]

On Aug 2, 12:08 am, Merciadri Luca <merciadril...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1 août, 21:27, CHENG Gao <cheng...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > *On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:33:31 -0700 (PDT)
> > * Also sprach Merciadri Luca <merciadril...@gmail.com>:
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> > > Is there a better alternative than the well-known gmane? For example,
> > > I wanted to find comp.sys.hp48, and gnu.emacs.gnus, and I did not find
> > > them out. Is it normal? I verified it on their website, and they seem
> > > not to show them. Thanks.
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> > I build Emacs from git source. It has Gnus 5.13.
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> > Gmane is a mailing list to news gateway. Most Emacs related group are
> > hosted here.
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> > As for two groups you mentioned, you can use news.cn99.com. It's a free
> > Chinese news server carrying many groups, including two groups you
> > mentioned. And posting is allowed.
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> > You can use sites likehttp://newzbot.comtofind news servers carrying
> > your groups, and compare the speed.
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> > I use leafnode (local news server) to connect to news servers. It's must
> > faster to read with Gnus. Another benefit is I can archive messages in
> > my computer for easy access, esp. easy searching.
>
> > Most news servers (maybe all except for Gamen?) have retention not so
> > long, so you can read only recent messages. If you need to dig something
> > in the history, you need to use web like Goole groups (only if they are
> > archived). I'd rather archive them in my own box.
>
> > --
> > Numquam minus solus quam cum solus
>
> Thanks for your answers. My problem is now solved. :-)

It seems anyway pretty difficult to find servers which allow posting!
Isn't it?