Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions?

Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.security
Subject	Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions?
From	Ohmster <root@dev.nul>
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Date	2013-01-23 16:12 -0600

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Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> wrote in news:kd26l0$baq$1@dont-
email.me:

[..]
>> Awesome list, OG. I usually never post Linux questions from Giganews,
>> the posts go back to 2008 and that is practically useless. I remember
>> there was a server that was good for this stuff, aoi or something like
>> that. It was a free public news server that only carried text articles
>> and was particulary good for Linux questions.
> 
> Uhh, no, it's not.  aioe.org is known on Usenet primarily as a gateway 
> for trolls.  Only very few decent posters use it, but due to the troll 
> activity, many regulars filter out anything coming in through that 
> gateway.

Yeah, that is the one. aioe.org. Trolls you say? Like AC? I have not seen 
or heard from AC for a long, long time and sure do not miss him. Alright, 
nixing aoie.

>> I must find that one again and get off giganews for Linux help.
> 
> I don't see why Giganews would be bad.  It gives you access to the same 
> active newsgroups as aioe.org, eternal-september.org or any other 
Usenet 
> gateway.  It's all Usenet, and the most active GNU/Linux groups are 
> carried by all of those news providers.
> 

Yes, I will stick with giganews. Thanks!

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~Ohmster

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OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Ohmster <root@dev.nul> - 2013-01-12 17:25 -0600
  Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-01-13 00:37 +0000
    Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Ohmster <root@dev.nul> - 2013-01-14 17:56 -0600
      Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-01-15 01:00 +0100
        Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Ohmster <root@dev.nul> - 2013-01-23 16:37 -0600
  Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2013-01-13 01:59 +0000
    Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Ohmster <root@dev.nul> - 2013-01-14 17:54 -0600
      Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-01-15 01:07 +0100
        Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Ohmster <root@dev.nul> - 2013-01-23 16:12 -0600
          Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-01-24 15:16 +0100
      Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2013-01-15 03:14 +0000
        Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Ohmster <root@dev.nul> - 2013-01-23 16:35 -0600
          Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-01-24 15:21 +0100
          Re: OT: Where to ask genral Linux Questions? Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2013-01-24 20:16 +0000

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