gmane.org list archive update

[Mike Schwartz]

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net> wrote:
>
> FWIW, the plug discuss list archive on gmane.org
> (gmane.org.user-groups.linux.phoenix) now goes back to 2004 or so (the
> earliest posts are incomplete). Thanks to Lars for this great service. It's
> a nice way to keep up with the list without messing with email.
>
> BTW, [...] news reader [...]?
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...]

((Forgive my ignorance, but:))
how is that better than
   http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/lurker/list/plug-discuss.en.html
/slash, why is it even needed at all?
(other than as a plan 'B', in case the above site goes down)?
--
Mike Schwartz
Glendale AZ
schwartz at acm.org