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On Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:42:40 +1000 Jake Moe <jakesaddress@gmail.com> wrote:

> Everyone's got their preference; some like mailing lists and come here. 
> Others like forums and go there.  Still others prefer IRC.
> 
> Also, a quick Google search of "gentoo newsgroup" showed me
> alt.os.linux.gentoo, and that it's been posted to as recently as less
> than a month ago.  What's wrong with that newsgroup?
> 
> And I, for one at least, use Thunderbird to read my e-mail; the
> interface is pretty much the same for mail and news.  A little
> configuration change and I'd be using news.  But I like the mailing
> list, not newsgroups.  (shrug)

And for those who like newsgroups, gmane is available.