> Why, newsletters?

Amongst other things, I'd like to build up a mailing list. But I realise newsletters don't work for everyone, which is why I also post to a freely available web archive.

> Which is what I read when HN frontpage has nothing interesting.

Well, the next time you have nothing interesting to read, feel free to peruse my newsletter archives. :)

> I'd like to build up a mailing list

Just FYI that's why I (and I assume the OP) don't sub to newsletters.

It is annoying, but different sides and people are merging newsletters and rss. You’ll still get the mailing lists’ new normally unwanted different emails, but at least it will be contained so easier to squash and won’t hit your actual email.

> Just FYI that's why I (and I assume the OP)

Exactly, whenever I see "newsletter" I think spam.

Because clearly your content isn't good enough that people will come back on their own.

Most of the time, because they can't capture leads with a freely accessible rss feed.