On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 03:57:17PM -0000, Brian O'Donoghue mentioned:
> > > > http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=63719> > > Thanks for that. I keep forgetting to look at boards.ie because
> > > web-based bulletin boards make me break out in hives.
> > Good. I'm not alone then. I hate it when a perfectly good protocol
> > like NNTP, along with ten years of people learning how to design good
> > news reading software....and some git comes along with web based
> > bullettin boards.
> > Bah.
> It's these kids with their new fangled inventions that really get up my
> nose.... that's why everybody should use Slackware..... the original and
> the best.
Er, you're missing the point. NNTP is good, and works well. Slackware
isn't really.
There is a difference between "old, but good" and "old, but shit".
John
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