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Boards.ie as a usenet server

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  • 31-07-2006 11:29pm
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    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭


    As we're all aware there's been lots of trouble of late with the performance of boards.ie - it has been slow and fast, up and down, and searching has had its moments too.

    I dunno how much extra work it would be, but I'm sure the load could easily be reduced if there was a way to piggyback a usenet server onto the database. Rather than everyone *having* to access the site through the web server and slow old vBulletin, why not simply set up a usenet server, that people log on to using their boards.ie username and password. This gives them a list of groups, which is the same as their list of boards, and they can read them through their usenet clients. No web server required, much lower bandwidth usage and because the usenet client's doing the work it's much more flexible on the client side too, not to mention making searching of the subject lines much much easier.

    I'm sure there's reason not to, but I thought it might be worth mentioning.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,991 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    And makes it less obvious when you're idling your time away on webforums in work. I think it's a great idea :)


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Good idea and it would indeed take the lunchtime load off the server. :)


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    zilog_jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Only thing wrt to the "lunchtime load" is that most of that would be coming from people with desk jobs - and if they're working in any place with any sort of security, it will be quite likely that all NNTP (TCP port 119) is blocked by the LAN firewall.

    It was like that for me, but fortunately I'm a network admin so was able to edit the firewall to allow news.iol.ie through ^_^


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    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    I haven't seen this suggestion in years. Someone mentioned that possibility that they'd go off and write an nntp interface for boards once but I don't think it ever materialised.


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    Cloud
    Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭Cloud


    Not sure if this is in the right direction (does it only work as an addon or integrate fully):

    http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92588&highlight=nntp


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    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,991 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    From the description it seems it can allow you to access external newsgroups using the forum interface but not access the forums using an NNTP interface.


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    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    Where I work, NTTP isn't blocked. In fact, quite the opposite, they have their own groups carried on standard NTTP servers in the comp.* heirarchy.

    That plugin you're linked to Cloud allows vBulletin to act as a usenet client, what I was thinking of was vBulletin as a usenet server.

    eg. connect to news.boards.ie, log in using your boards.ie username and you see groups along the lines of

    arts.anime-manga
    arts.artappreciation
    ...
    system.thethunderdome
    system.upgrade


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