Re: Suggestion for Kent and the FAQS.org crew
Kent Landfield (kent@landfield.com)
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 15:46:37 -0600 (CST)
# What I would like to suggest is that someone set up a special news server
# just for FAQ distribution purposes. This server could probably run on a
# 486, since it would just carry the *.answers groups and perhaps the news.*
# groups.
#
# The server would firstly set up a bi-directional feed with MIT, and then
# arrange two way feeds with some "key sites" in the distribution of news.
# The Key sites would include such players as istar.ca, sympatico.ca, aol.com,
# cmu.edu, bbnplanet.com, demon.co.uk, cs.ruu.nl, nortel.ca, uunet.net,
# carleton.ca .... The list can be based on the sites that show up frequently
# in the path lines of existing usenet postings. (years ago when the net was
# young, I remember someone at DEC actually used to keep track of the most
# popular relay sites, and news admins would try to get a high ranking as a
# matter of pride) The list above is slightly skewed from my view of usenet
# of course.
The idea has merit and would fit nicely here but there are a couple things
that need to be done. The MIT news folks would need to be convinced to set
up a bidirectional feed. The other key sites would also need to be convinced.
The hardest part will be trying to bring the "major" sites into this. Search
engine sites might want to play but many of the larger sites gave up free
exchange of news a year or so ago. Now if you do not have a customer account
number, they won't talk to you.... That's progress for ya!
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