Proposal: digitalmars.D.tango newsgroup (webnews)

[Bruce Adams]

jcc7 Wrote:

> == Quote from Bruce Adams (tortoise_74 at yeah.who.co.uk)'s article
> > BCS Wrote:
> > > Reply to Bruce,
> > >
> > > > David Wilson Wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> In any case I'm happy as long as whatever you choose doesn't
> > > >> involve a web interface. Mail/news only please. :D
> > > >>
> > > > Sorry what's wrong with the web interface? It may not be perfect
> > > > but it is very convenient (posting from it now).
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Bruce.
> > > >
> > >
> > > 1) your post (and most post from the web interface) break
> > > threading
> > > 2) with the NG you aren't forced to use that interface (with
> > > forums you are)
> > >
> > > I don't so much care if there is a web interface, I just don't
> > > want to use it.
> > >
> > I've noticed a problem with the threading of some posts (though not
> > my own strangely) but nothing I could put my finger on. It sounds
> > like a bug in the web interface.
> 
> Oskar Linde has identified some possible bugs in the Web-News web interface:
> http://www.digitalmars.com/webnews/newsgroups.php?art_group=digitalmars.D&article_id=62059
> 
> > When a bug is found it should be  fixed rather than the feature
> > being removed, don't you think?
> 
> I agree.
> 
> 
> > Has it been logged?
> 
> Other that Oskar's postings in the D newsgroups, I don't know. From looking at the
> web-news sourceforge page, I get the impression that it's not still in active
> development (note the release dates below), but I'd love to be wrong.
> 
> From http://web-news.sourceforge.net/:
> * Release Web-News 1.6.3 (29-3-2006).
> * Release Web-News 1.6.2 (3-10-2004).
> * Release Web-News 1.6.0 (20-9-2004).
> * Release Web-News 1.5.7 (14-8-2004).
> * Release Web-News 1.5.6 (14-8-2004).
> * Release Web-News 1.5.5 (12-8-2004).
> * Release Web-News 1.5.4 (8-8-2004).
> 
> It is open source, though, so in theory we could fix it on our own (if we want to
> wade through the PHP).

Incidentally one reason I use webnews is because when I try to view the nntp newsfeeds in opera I just get

"Please read the article in 

http://www.digitalmars.com/webnews/newsgroups.php?art_group=digitalmars.D&article_id=62115
"

which makes it pretty useless.