441 gmane.comp.lang.d.dmd.beta is unidirectional

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-05-11 04:12, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On 2011-05-10 19:01, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 May 2011 04:39:44 +0300, Brad Roberts
>>
>> <braddr at slice-2.puremagic.com>  wrote:
>>> I run a _mail_ gateway, not a news gateway.  So, no, posting via nntp
>>> isn't going to work.  As to why I require registration, it's spam
>>> prevention.  I'm not willing to open up posts to non-registered users as
>>> it's a very strong line of defense.  I'm also not eager to trust gmane as
>>> an open relay point.
>>
>> Posting worked at one point. I hope you've disabled it out of practical
>> considerations.
>>
>>> You can visit http://lists.puremagic.com/ to see the various lists.
>>
>> Bugger that... setting up an e-mail account/client configuration just to
>> be able to report an occasional DMD beta bug is not worth it.
>
> Do whatever works best for you, but I've found that using the mailing list
> verisons of all of the various D lists works better than using a newsgroup
> reader, because then I can have all of the newsgroup posts synced via imap.
> When using a newsgroup client, it was much harder to know which posts I had
> read and replied to and whatnot when switching machines. I don't have those
> problems when using an e-mail address with an e-mail client. I am a bit
> surprised that dmd-beta functions differently from the other groups though. I
> would have thought that it would be the same.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

I prefer to use the newsgroup versions and I've setup Thunderbird to 
store its newsgroups folders/settings in my dropbox folder via symlinks. 
Maybe not the best solution but it works.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg