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Originally Posted by x51vuser
Instead some moron architects persuade new XML standards once in a while that require more CPU processing power - leaving you with the same result on the screeen for another extra $$$ thousands trown away.
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As a longtime user of both NNTP and RSS, I don't quite agree that RSS is that inefficient. Most modern XML generators don't take that much CPU time, and if the RSS feed has something like 10 posts, it's not a lot of work to generate it. In fact, the RSS feed can be served statically over HTTP (e.g., the RSS content file is only regenerated during a new post) whereas no NNTP server I know of supports doing that.
Additionally, since RSS is so closely intertwined with HTTP and HTML, it allows for rich content, including inline graphics and the like. While one could theoretically embed HTTP inside a usenet post, most readers don't support it.
So, while NNTP was ahead of its time, it does have its share of problems and inefficiencies too.
--janak