Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...

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From	not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject	Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...
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Date	2024-08-08 08:49 +1000
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In comp.misc George Musk <grgmusk@skiff.com> wrote:
> Just a thought experiment:
> if you could/had to make something like a NNTP 2.0 (with no need for  
> backwards compatibility) and server and client software for it today, what 
> would it be like?

NNTP has compression support now, though I'm not using it because
the server I use doesn't support it. That's about the only thing
I'd want, and I don't actually care much that I've almost got it.
All my Usenet experience is really missing is activity in all the
forgotten groups I'm subscribed to, but I can't see a new protocol
bringing that back if it maintained many features I like from NNTP.
Protocols/platforms that don't have those features are already
plentiful and successful, my only ambition would be to bridge to
them (or the vaguely similar ones, like Web forums) over the
existing NNTP protocol.

> In terms of specifications, technologies used, user interface, etc.

This may be extremely pessimistic, but I now automatically expect
any new discussion protocol/platform to be worse than NNTP/Usenet
and not worth looking at. I'd just fear that any fragmentation due
to an attempted incompatible NNTP replacement would only kill off
the little activity still going on with Usenet.

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If you were to design a netnews protocol today... George Musk <grgmusk@skiff.com> - 2024-08-07 14:32 +0000
  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2024-08-07 18:03 +0200
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-28 16:41 +0300
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2024-08-28 17:04 +0200
  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-07 17:23 +0100
  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-08 08:49 +1000
  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-08 01:29 +0000
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2024-08-07 21:52 -0500
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-08 07:32 +0000
        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-08 13:41 +0100
          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-08 23:54 +0000
        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2024-08-14 22:05 -0500
          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-15 07:20 +0000
            Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-15 13:37 +0300
              Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2024-08-15 16:30 +0100
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-15 18:48 +0300
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <remailer@domain.invalid> - 2024-08-15 13:15 -0400
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-15 23:30 +0200
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-15 23:03 +0100
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-16 09:41 +0200
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-15 23:35 +0042
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-16 09:44 +0200
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-27 19:51 -0300
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-28 10:45 +0200
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-27 19:49 -0300
                Re: Usenet as social media [was:Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...] kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-09-04 11:40 +0000
          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... steveo@panix.com (Steven M. O'Neill) - 2024-08-15 14:11 +0000
            Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-16 02:07 +0000
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 11:18 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-17 21:45 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 13:04 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-17 20:31 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 15:41 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 15:35 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-18 11:04 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-18 08:25 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2024-08-21 10:50 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-21 16:08 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-18 17:11 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-18 10:37 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-19 00:02 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-08-20 22:07 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2024-08-21 10:52 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-18 10:18 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-19 00:00 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-27 19:53 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-08-27 19:51 -0700
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-28 21:34 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-29 01:42 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-29 10:21 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-29 13:57 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-29 16:56 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-29 17:07 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-30 11:58 +0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-30 22:53 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-30 18:51 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-30 22:50 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-29 10:18 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-29 09:22 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-05 01:28 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-09-05 15:10 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-30 18:53 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-09-01 22:47 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-09-02 06:56 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-29 13:30 +0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-30 18:55 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-28 00:53 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-28 01:59 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-28 03:07 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-28 03:08 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-08-28 17:50 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-28 19:41 +0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-28 18:52 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2024-08-28 19:34 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-28 19:58 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2024-08-28 21:16 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-08-28 17:55 -0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-28 22:04 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-08-28 22:40 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-29 13:12 +0300
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-08-31 23:47 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-05 01:34 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-28 10:46 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-28 15:09 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2024-08-28 18:11 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-28 19:58 +0100
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2024-08-08 09:39 +0000
        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-08 14:16 +0100
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <noreply@mixmin.net> - 2024-08-08 04:31 +0100
  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-09 08:23 +0100
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-09 17:34 +0100
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-09 19:13 +0100
        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-10 00:25 +0000
          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-10 09:14 +0100
            Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-10 08:17 +0000
            Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-10 15:05 +0000
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2024-08-10 16:51 +0000
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-10 23:41 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) - 2024-08-10 22:10 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... William Stickers <bill.stickers@innocent.com> - 2024-08-12 10:23 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2024-08-12 11:21 +0100
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... William Stickers <bill.stickers@innocent.com> - 2024-08-12 21:41 +0100
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-09 22:25 +0200
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-09 22:27 +0200
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-09 21:38 +0042
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-13 22:34 -0300
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-08-14 03:44 +0000
        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Johanne Fairchild <jfairchild@tudado.org> - 2024-08-14 13:33 -0300
          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-15 08:16 +1000
            Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2024-08-15 19:50 +0300
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2024-08-16 08:30 +1000
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-08-14 18:36 +0100
  Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... "Andy K." <andy.k466@gmail.com> - 2024-08-17 16:49 +0200
    Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-17 21:43 +0200
      Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... "Andy K." <andy.k466@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 13:07 +0200
        Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-19 19:36 +0200
          Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-19 18:35 +0042
            Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-19 22:40 +0200
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-19 22:20 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-20 10:01 +0200
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2024-08-20 17:07 +0042
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-08-20 20:00 +0200
              Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-08-20 22:10 +0000
                Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today... Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-08-21 07:28 +0000

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