The inferential distance is significant; looking through this thread, the impression I get is that the people who have actually used NNTP in the past do not need to be convinced. Or rather, they need to be convinced only that it is possible, not that it is desirable. Dagon above, for example.
Well, I at least have used NNTP (and also skimmed the RFC as a refresher just now) and still need to be convinced that it’s better than the status quo.
The inferential distance is significant; looking through this thread, the impression I get is that the people who have actually used NNTP in the past do not need to be convinced. Or rather, they need to be convinced only that it is possible, not that it is desirable. Dagon above, for example.
I have used NNTP in the past and am not yet convinced.
Well, I at least have used NNTP (and also skimmed the RFC as a refresher just now) and still need to be convinced that it’s better than the status quo.
Fair enough. :-)
ETA: Also, it is relevant that there is an RFC for you to skim, and that it gets read by many, many people not necessarily associated with us.