Subj : Re: End of an Era
To   : Captain Nemo
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Mon Dec 18 2023 12:26 am

On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:42:21 +0000
Captain Nemo <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:41:46 -0800 (PST), Eric Hill wrote:
>
> > At the top of the screen for Google Groups:
> >
> > "Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support
> > new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and
> > new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and
> > searching of historical data will still be supported as it is done
> > today."
> >
> > How are all of you planning (or currently) accessing this group's
> > posts and content outside of Google Groups?
>
> I mostly get this stuff either through a connected BBS or through
> Giganews.
>
> So Google dropping Usenet posting won't impact me one bit.

You'd be surprised how many it does, mainly news admins who have to go
cleaning up their mess. It's going to affect legitimate users,
unfortuantely.

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