Why not a private news server?

[David Cooley]

At 12:59 AM 11/29/99 -0600, you wrote:
>I haven't heard why a private news server (not a public usenet group) wouldn't
>solve all issues (and add some conveniences) in a very quick and efficient
>manner.
>
>Sure seems a lot nicer a setup than messing with a public list service and 
>then
>switching again to something else later (and the consequent hosing up of the
>archives in-between all the changes).


Because everyone, including spammers has access to public *AND* private 
news servers.
With a mail list, the function of verifying a user before they can post to 
the list is available.  Keeps spam off the list.

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