A real Forum for D

Marco Leise Marco.Leise at gmx.de
Mon Nov 28 22:59:22 PST 2011


Am 29.11.2011, 06:51 Uhr, schrieb Mike Parker <aldacron at gmail.com>:

> Consider this. I've been using web-based mail for years, so had no  
> mail/newsgroup client installed. Why would I want to install one just  
> for one little project? With a forum, I don't have to install anything.  
> I've been using them for years, am quite used to them, and think the  
> newsgroup interface is antiquated. I hated it even back in 1995 when it  
> was all we had. Forums are in my comfort zone.

I always thought that here is a high percentage of Opera users. It may be  
the case that browsers with integrated news/mail reader make a higher  
percentage here than in the open. Likewise I never questioned the  
technology, although news.digitalmars.com is my only news groups as well.  
(Discounting mailing lists and RSS feeds from other sources.)


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