On 2016-11-20 06:44 PM, Deavmi wrote:
> So, I was not born in the Usenet era and honestly would have like to had
> what they had - a standard protocol for communication. This exists today
> but guess what has happened to it, SPAM, SPAM and more SPAM.
> I want an NNTP network and I know many others do as well, I surely
> cannot be alone in a quest for a protocol which allows discussions on
> topics with any client you want to use. Therefore I want to create a new
> Usenet, in this proposal I shall refer to it as Usenet-Next as it needs
> a name that people can use to relate to this proposal.
> So how shall we make our network rid of spam. Well the thing is to be
> strict in both the user registration process and the server
> configurations and who our servers peer with. I am not well versed at
> all in NNTP but that is why I'd like to get you people to mail me
> (deavmi [at] disroot [dot] org) so we discuss the setup but also the
> rules for the network which will be very strict and lastly how these
> things are linked together.
> Remember, we are not migrating Usenet but creating our own network,
> Usenet-Next, therefore we will not have any relation to the Usenet
> network or community, the only relation we will have is making them
> aware of our new proposal and network.
> I would like to save the idea of a distributed network of servers
> tossing posts around to create a decentralized but common database of
> news - this is Usenet. I would greatly appreciate mail from anyone who
> would like to discuss this proposal and do some tests and setup the
> network. I would also like to note that I am not making myself the
> network king or anything, I just want to start the discussion.
> I am sorry for the spam I have caused. But spam is something that is
> useless, and this is not spam. I have contradicted myself there, sorry.
> I just felt that this is a matter of emergency. I don't want to resort
> to terrible centralized web forums, I love Usenet, even for the 2 days I
> have been using it but I could not come to terms with and accept the spam.
> Sincerely,
> Tristan B. Kildaire (Deavmi)
So according to a Usenet user my approach of the walled garden is bad.
Well, at least I started a discussion. I'd like suggestions then on how
we could make this network but still be strict but open? D you see what
I mean?
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