Better forum

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On Wednesday, 5 December 2012 at 22:14:57 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> On 12/6/2012 8:50 AM, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
>> The latter is caused by bad(ly configured) NNTP clients, not 
>> the server.
>
> That brings up another advantage of NNTP servers. It is very 
> old technology, meaning the bugs have been worked out of it 
> long ago. There is no constant issue of upgrading to the latest 
> version to fix some obscure bugs, etc. Just turn it on and it 
> works.
>
> And, lastly, there's a wonderful effect of NNTP not being where 
> the "cool guys" are. The spammers overlook us! Sure, we get a 
> drive-by slamming from a spammer maybe once a month, but by and 
> large NNTP flies under the radar these days.

Hehe, it's cause no one uses it! if you check out most groups 
they are full of spam ;/ Only good spam filters can control it to 
any degree. With a BB, you require people to register which will 
stop 95% of spam. The other 5% could be fixed by asking more 
complex questions, stop posting of suspected spammers. Do not 
allow new users to post more than 1 post an hour. Allow certain 
people(not necessarily moderators) to kill spammers. Block IP's 
from registering more than once a month or so, etc...

There are many potential ways to reduce spam to near zero. Most 
BB's I've used have near zero spam without any complex spam 
protection mechanisms(as far as I know).

BB's have the ability to edit, delete, and move posts. Allow easy 
image insertion, private messaging, sticky threads, etc..

Also, the most popular BB's are pretty well tested because they 
are more widely used than nntp. So while it is true they are 
newer and more sophisticated they also are actively supported.

IMO, the only downside is supporting legacy users who refuse to 
make the transition. I think they are just being hard headed 
though...