I did not actually, for some reason I always thought NNTP predated SMTP but wikipedia tells me it was created as an alternative to SMTP for newsgroups[1]. The m

I did not actually, for some reason I always thought NNTP predated SMTP but wikipedia tells me it was created as an alternative to SMTP for newsgroups[1]. The more you know. So my first wording was actually correct: "newsgroups are mailing lists done right" :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_News_Transfer_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_News_Transfer_Protocol