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i've been trying out the "newsgroups" feature in alpine. it's cute and neat and fun to play around in, and it made me think more about how it could be even /more/ intuitive for modern smolnet fans!
/originally/ you'd browse newsgroups like this:
i didn't like this. it was too awkward, and it felt all "business-y" and coporate and weird. like what, only rich people can host nntp servers? you have to /buy/ a service and make an account?
but after turning on "multiple .newsrc files" and adding a few servers to "nntp server list" in alpine, i found a much more comf way of using newsgroups!!
this isn't a proposal as much as it is a discovery, but it's comf:
if you're worried about spam or high traffick on your nntp server, you could do what the sdf guys did and /only/ allow your newsgroup to be accessed by users who are logged in via ssh!
you can already access a small nntp server right now at news.tilde.club!
if you want to connect to the tilde newsgroup via alpine, set the following settings in ~/.pinerc
feature-list = slash-collapses-entire-thread,
enable-multiple-newsrcs
nntp-server = news.tilde.club
sort-key = tHread
threading-index-style = coll
nntp-range = 50
then in alpine, you can select "folders" and go to tilde news, where you can search for, or get a full list of, the groups on tilde.club!
it's much cleaner than gnus, in my opinion. i tried gnus last year and had a harder time setting it up properly, but maybe i'll give it another shot soon.
that's all. just advertising for stuff i like (which is all i ever do, really)
march 20, 2021