Proposal: digitalmars.D.tango newsgroup (webnews)

[Bruce Adams]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:26:41 -0000, Bruce Adams <tortoise_74 at yahoo.co.uk>  
wrote:

> 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.
>

Right. That seems to be a bug with the newsfeed interface not the nntp one  
which works just fine.
Unless this isn't showing up properly.

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