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Re: Dear NNTP users,
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lugnet.admin.general
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Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:41:02 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Allan Johansen wrote:
> > You're forgetting some BIG advantages of NNTP... NNTP doesn't require huge
> > bloated software (be it IE or Firefox or whatever...), since it's
> > text-based there's little overhead (just look at all the HTML code when
> > looking at the source of ANY webboard) and it can be used offline.
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> True, but the web based interface is so much nicer.
Nicer in what way? The web interface has to work hard to provide the same
information-at-a-glance that Free Agent does.
> Because a GUI makes it much easier to communicate with other users. Also, a
> GUI can contain pictures, something that text-based GUI's (like Outlooks
> NNTP client) cannot. Instead of having to click every link in every post, it
> would be nice if the pictures were inline.
Who ever said that an NNTP client has to be text-only? (hey, anyone know of one
that isn't?)
It'd be really cool to take an open-source NNTP client and add FTX rendering to
it...
> A GUI interface is much easier to learn than a text-based one. I, for one,
> still have huge problems finding this particularly group via Lugnets web
> interface. A proper forum interface would simplify things - especially for
> new users like me.
That's a whole different issue.
Steve
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) The web interface is bandwidth-heavy and it hasn't much memory of _my_ actions. (...) Gnus isn't strictly text-only. Neither is Mozilla. Pine is text-only. (...) Are you in the mood to study how to add new modes to Emacs? Or do you think it is (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Dear NNTP users,
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| "Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:IJxyIx.3EM@lugnet.com... (...) True, but the web based interface is so much nicer. Also see my response to your next point. (...) Because a GUI makes it much easier to communicate (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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