On 26 Feb 2001, Pete Weiss wrote:

> Why not just use the WEB interface?  Adding yet another major Internet
> client for a very special purpose seems like an ongoing commitment to
> personnel training and other issues that might seem excessive.

The web interface does not allow offline reading and replying, and it can
be quite slow.  NNTP is a different approach with a lot of advantages,
certainly not the end-all and be-all but it would be nice.  Plus a
competitor does it :-).


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