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diff --git a/computer/intertwingling.rst b/computer/intertwingling.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c52715c --- /dev/null +++ b/computer/intertwingling.rst @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Intertwingling +############## + +:date: 2005-05-21T16:58:00 +:category: computer +:tags: Intertwingling + +Many Internet seers (e.g., `Nancy McGough`_) prophesied that the future +of messaging lies in intertwingling of all messaging platforms into one +stream of messages transported by different means. + +I have thought about cross-posting a message to two groups at +`Gmane.org`_ and I had to think how is Followup-To: header translated +into email lists. I have no idea—it is probably dropped without +replacement. However, during that moment I could clearly see how +newsgroups are actually very much different from email lists (where I +spent most of my discussion so far). It seems to me that with good use +of Followup-To: header and cross-posting the thread is actually much +more independent from the newsgroup were it originated and being +off-topic is much more rude than in email lists, where because of +email’s inferior capabilities there is not much to do when the +discussion genuinely shifts to the topic which is not related to the +main topic of the list. + +So when the intertwingling comes (and it is already coming) then only +the lowest common denominator will remain and everybody will get poorer. +Oh well. + +.. _`Nancy McGough`: + http://deflexion.com/messaging/ +.. _`Gmane.org`: + http://www.gmane.org |