Re: Posting on Usenet groups using Gnus

[CHENG Gao]

*On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 01:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
* Also sprach Merciadri Luca <merciadriluca@gmail.com>:

> 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.
>>
>> > I build Emacs from git source. It has Gnus 5.13.
>>
>> > Gmane is a mailing list to news gateway. Most Emacs related group are
>> > hosted here.
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> > You can use sites likehttp://newzbot.comtofind news servers carrying
>> > your groups, and compare the speed.
>>
>> > 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?

I dont know. Anyway you can find some.

BTW, gmane.emacs.gnus.user seems the same group as gnu.emacs.gnus. So
you can use news.gmane.org to post to this group.

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