Need help with picking newsgroup

[Eric Pozharski]

I have to deal with SSL on client side. What newsgroup would be most
appropriate to dive into?

Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

Post by Eric Pozharski
I have to deal with SSL on client side.

Is this code <https://gitlab.com/ldo/ssl_try_python/> of any help?

[D]

Post by Eric Pozharski
I have to deal with SSL on client side. What newsgroup would be most
appropriate to dive into?
Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

Don't know if it will help but have a look here:

https://www.harley.com/usenet/master-list/

Best of luck!

[Stefan Ram]

Post by Eric Pozharski
Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

I think the original idea was to ask such questions in
"news.newusers.questions".

Theoretically, the question might be on topic in
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.

But SSL usually is discussed in USENET within the group of
a specific product that happens to use SSL, such as an application
program, a programming language, or an operating system.

For example, it seems that in the past SSL was mentioned in

"alt.apache.configuration",
"alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi",
"alt.comp.mail.postfix",
"alt.os.linux",
"alt.os.linux.mageia",
"alt.os.linux.mint",
"alt.os.linux.slackware",
"alt.os.linux.suse",
"alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent",
"alt.windows7.general",
"comp.databases.ibm-db2",
"comp.databases.informix",
"comp.databases.oracle.server",
"comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine",
"comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix",
"comp.lang.ada",
"comp.lang.asm.x86",
"comp.lang.clarion",
"comp.lang.clipper.visual-objects",
"comp.lang.fortran",
"comp.lang.idl-pvwave",
"comp.lang.java.security",
"comp.lang.labview",
"comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc",
"comp.lang.perl.misc",
"comp.lang.php",
"comp.lang.prolog",
"comp.lang.python",
"comp.lang.tcl",
"comp.lang.xharbour",
"comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows",
"comp.mail.mutt",
"comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows",
"comp.mail.pine",
"comp.mail.sendmail",
"comp.mobile.android",
"comp.os.linux.development.apps",
"comp.os.linux.development.system",
"comp.os.linux.networking",
"comp.os.linux.redhat",
"comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32",
"comp.os.vms",
"comp.os.vxworks",
"comp.programming.threads",
"comp.protocols.dicom",
"comp.protocols.dns.bind",
"comp.protocols.kerberos",
"comp.protocols.kermit.misc",
"comp.security.ssh",
"comp.soft-sys.ace",
"comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica",
"comp.soft-sys.matlab",
"comp.soft-sys.sas",
"comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc",
"comp.sys.mac.system",
"comp.sys.tandem",
"comp.unix.aix",
"comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc",
"comp.unix.programmer",
"comp.unix.shell", and
"comp.unix.solaris".

[Theo]

Post by Stefan Ram

Post by Eric Pozharski
Disclaimer: I don't have any hope. But let's give USENET a chance.

I think the original idea was to ask such questions in
"news.newusers.questions".
Theoretically, the question might be on topic in
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.
But SSL usually is discussed in USENET within the group of
a specific product that happens to use SSL, such as an application
program, a programming language, or an operating system.

Yes, I think it really depends on what part of SSL/TLS you're interested in. If
it's setting up a website then the appropriate group for your OS might have
people with experience of setting up Apache/nginx/IIS/... If it's the
crypto then sci.crypt (which suffers from low SNR, but maybe someone
sensible will reply). If it's the networking side of things then
comp.protocols... (don't read any of those groups so not sure which are
active).

But a lot of groups are low traffic, so I might favour one with traffic over
one with a laser focus on your particular question. eg you might have more
luck in a Linux newsgroup than a protocols newsgroup - people who use Linux
and happen to have done things with SSL might read the Linux group where
they don't read the protocols group. Even if the question is not strictly
about Linux (eg how to set up nginx on Mac will be mostly similar to
nginx on Linux and a lot of knowledge will transfer)

Post by Stefan Ram
For example, it seems that in the past SSL was mentioned in

[snip]

Indeed... a lot of groups are named for decades past, and it's possible the
topic has shifted a bit (eg comp.sys.acorn.* discusses current products for
platforms which descend from Acorn's, even though Acorn have been gone for
25 years).

Worth searching group postings rather than group names - not sure what the
best post-Google Groups option for that is.

Theo