[Python-Dev] Google Groups mirror (Was: Bootstrap script for package management tool in Python 2.7)

[Steve Holden]

anatoly techtonik wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Tarek Ziadé <ziade.tarek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Anatoly, I am now answering only in Distutils-SIG.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:45 PM, anatoly techtonik <techtonik at gmail.com> wrote:
>> [..]
> 
> Seems like I start to hate mailing lists even more with all this
> message duplication and thread following nightmare. Why can't people
> here create a Google Groups mirror?
> 
I would surmise that most people on python-dev do what I do and
subscribe to an NNTP (Usenet news) source. In my case Thunderbird does a
great job of presenting the content, though there is no thread subscription.

Google Groups have their disadvantages too. I personally dislike "web
forum" style interfaces.

regards
 Steve
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