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Steen

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Apr 21, 2010, 6:02:23 AM4/21/10
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Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides
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William Fold

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Apr 22, 2010, 10:53:13 PM4/22/10
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Steen wrote:

> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides

And that's precisely why I'll have nothing to do with services like those.

I mean, who needs them?

Steen

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Apr 24, 2010, 6:07:08 AM4/24/10
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E-S?
Nobody needs the service, but usenet Can be a wonderful thing

suzeeq

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Apr 24, 2010, 12:56:46 PM4/24/10
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Steen wrote:
> William Fold <so.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Steen wrote:
>>
>>> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about
>>> this
>>> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September
>>> provides
>> And that's precisely why I'll have nothing to do with services like
>> those.
>>
>> I mean, who needs them?
>>
>>
> E-S?

No, Facebook.

milt

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May 4, 2010, 11:22:49 PM5/4/10
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On 4/21/2010 5:02 AM, Steen wrote:
> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides

Nah, I'd venture to guess many people that use Facebook honestly
wouldn't have a clue what Usenet is or how to use it. Gone are the days
when people actually had to have a clue to use a computer. I honestly
miss those days.

Mumbai Hawk

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Jul 6, 2010, 8:21:59 PM7/6/10
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On 4/21/2010 5:02 AM, Steen wrote:
> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides
It would quickly become overloaded and stop functioning. Needs to be a
secret.

Kevin Provance

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Jul 7, 2010, 12:27:57 AM7/7/10
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Trevor

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Jun 24, 2011, 6:42:43 PM6/24/11
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Me too. But at least those that do are finally appreciated. :)

- Trevor

Gene Wirchenko

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Jun 26, 2011, 11:17:48 PM6/26/11
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:42:43 -0600, Trevor <trevor...@holyoak.com>
wrote:

>On 5/4/2010 9:22 PM, milt wrote:
>> On 4/21/2010 5:02 AM, Steen wrote:
>>> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
>>> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides
>>
>> Nah, I'd venture to guess many people that use Facebook honestly
>> wouldn't have a clue what Usenet is or how to use it. Gone are the days
>> when people actually had to have a clue to use a computer. I honestly
>> miss those days.

USENET does not get promoted. The typical user has never heard
of it. Unless he does, gets some software for dealing with it, and
takes the time to set up, he will not use USENET. That is quite a few
obstacles for something he does not know why it would be useful.

OTOH, the Web gets mentioned much, much, much more often, and why
it is useful is obvious to him.

>Me too. But at least those that do are finally appreciated. :)

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

zeez

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Mar 31, 2013, 8:18:19 AM3/31/13
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On 2010-04-21, Steen <ist...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides

Please, anything but F___ B___ !

zeez

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Mar 31, 2013, 8:51:00 AM3/31/13
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I'll be happy if and when that service becomes passe' and bites the dust.
Good riddance to that privacy monster.

zeez

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Mar 31, 2013, 8:56:39 AM3/31/13
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They will still have to know how to download and configure a newsreader.
Many FB users barely know how to work FB itself.


David B.

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Aug 22, 2017, 5:23:54 AM8/22/17
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On 4/21/2010 11:02 AM, Steen wrote:
> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about this
> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September provides
>

I'll second that proposal! :-)

Let's have an answer from Ray Banana, eh?

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David B.

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Aug 22, 2017, 5:32:07 AM8/22/17
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On 3/31/2013 1:51 PM, zeez wrote:
> On 2010-04-24, suzeeq <su...@imbris.com> wrote:
>> Steen wrote:
>>> William Fold <so.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Steen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about
>>>>> this
>>>>> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September
>>>>> provides
>>>> And that's precisely why I'll have nothing to do with services like
>>>> those.
>>>>
>>>> I mean, who needs them?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> E-S?
>>
>> No, Facebook.
>
> I'll be happy if and when that service becomes passe' and bites the dust.
> Good riddance to that privacy monster.

Rubbish!

I note that you have happily given the owner of the Eternal-September
server full access to your computer.

Isn't that a rather stupid thing to have done?

Facebook is well and truly monitored. Who is looking out for your safety
here on THIS server? Think about it!

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David B.



Mr On!on

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Aug 22, 2017, 7:23:51 AM8/22/17
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David B. <Dav...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

> Rubbish!
>
> I note that you have happily given the owner of the Eternal-September
> server full access to your computer.
>
> Isn't that a rather stupid thing to have done?
>
> Facebook is well and truly monitored. Who is looking out for your safety
> here on THIS server? Think about it!
>

Paranoid much? [eyeroll]

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Adam H. Kerman

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Aug 22, 2017, 9:14:31 AM8/22/17
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Let's have an end of idiocy from David B., eh? This thread died more
than seven years ago.

suzeeq

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Aug 22, 2017, 11:46:59 AM8/22/17
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David B. wrote:
> On 3/31/2013 1:51 PM, zeez wrote:
>> On 2010-04-24, suzeeq <su...@imbris.com> wrote:
>>> Steen wrote:
>>>> William Fold <so.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Steen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Could be fun to see how many would join, and spread the word about
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> great (and free) service, that the guys at Eternal-September
>>>>>> provides
>>>>> And that's precisely why I'll have nothing to do with services like
>>>>> those.
>>>>>
>>>>> I mean, who needs them?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> E-S?
>>> No, Facebook.
>> I'll be happy if and when that service becomes passe' and bites the dust.
>> Good riddance to that privacy monster.
>
> Rubbish!
>
> I note that you have happily given the owner of the Eternal-September
> server full access to your computer.
>

How's that?

> Isn't that a rather stupid thing to have done?
>
> Facebook is well and truly monitored. Who is looking out for your safety
> here on THIS server? Think about it!
>

Facebook allows open access to people's information. Or maybe that's
what you meant by 'monitored'.

Hot-Text

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Aug 22, 2017, 3:51:02 PM8/22/17
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David B.
How are things with you?

"s|b" <m...@privacy.invalid> wrote in message
news:onhs3u$ceq$1...@sb.eternal-september.org...
> On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:32:07 +0100, David B. wrote:
>> I note that you have happily given the owner of the Eternal-September
>> server full access to your computer.
> Come again?

Facebook groups Sucks

I Give They Access To
My Hamster News
On My Computer

It's Free

http://mynews.lazaras.linkpc.net/


David B.

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Aug 23, 2017, 9:17:40 AM8/23/17
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On 8/22/2017 7:15 PM, s|b wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:32:07 +0100, David B. wrote:
>
>> I note that you have happily given the owner of the Eternal-September
>> server full access to your computer.
>
> Come again?

Are you unaware of how this item appeared in your message header?

Injection-Info: sb.eternal-september.org;
posting-host="c8ff1503f903c19791f6ac7c158367cd";
logging-data="12762"; mail-complaints-to="ab...@eternal-september.org";
posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+OxW0bM/8r7GQ2YczWeoU7ZMdGmYPxDx4="

Mr On!on

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Aug 23, 2017, 9:39:49 AM8/23/17
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That information does not confer "full access to your computer",
it is just a hash of your IP address and your posting account.

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Adam H. Kerman

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Aug 23, 2017, 3:58:47 PM8/23/17
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s|b <sb.n...@belgacom.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:17:42 +0100, David B. wrote:

>>Are you unaware of how this item appeared in your message header?

>>Injection-Info: sb.eternal-september.org;

>I put it there myself, so...

>>posting-host="c8ff1503f903c19791f6ac7c158367cd";
>> logging-data="12762"; mail-complaints-to="ab...@eternal-september.org";
>>posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+OxW0bM/8r7GQ2YczWeoU7ZMdGmYPxDx4="

>So ES can "see" what I post. Still can't see the problem. My messages
>can be seen by anyone who accesses Usenet (by newsserver or even Google
>Groups and other archives).

The News server can see what I post to Usenet?

Oh my god! (running away, screaming into the hills)

David B.

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Aug 27, 2017, 4:53:58 AM8/27/17
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On 8/23/2017 8:27 PM, s|b wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:17:42 +0100, David B. wrote:
>
>> Are you unaware of how this item appeared in your message header?
>>
>> Injection-Info: sb.eternal-september.org;
>
> I put it there myself, so...
>
>> posting-host="c8ff1503f903c19791f6ac7c158367cd";
>> logging-data="12762"; mail-complaints-to="ab...@eternal-september.org";
>> posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+OxW0bM/8r7GQ2YczWeoU7ZMdGmYPxDx4="
>
> So ES can "see" what I post. Still can't see the problem. My messages
> can be seen by anyone who accesses Usenet (by newsserver or even Google
> Groups and other archives).

Hello 's|b' :-)

Of what OTHER parts of your header are YOU in control?


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Newsgroups: eternal-september.talk
Subject: Re: How about an official ES Facebook group?
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My understanding is that just about ANY item in a header may be put
there at will by a sophisticated computer user.

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David B.


Sn!pe

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Aug 27, 2017, 5:57:57 AM8/27/17
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"Injection-Info: *.eternal-september.org" is unforgeable by the user
on Eternal-September servers. When a FQDN has been registered at E-S
it shows the posting account name.

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David B.

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Aug 27, 2017, 6:25:57 AM8/27/17
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Thank you. :-)

I just LOVE your header info!

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David B.

Sn!pe

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Aug 27, 2017, 7:04:44 AM8/27/17
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David B. <Dav...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

[...]

> >> My understanding is that just about ANY item in a header may be
> >> put there at will by a sophisticated computer user.
> >>
> >
> > "Injection-Info: *.eternal-september.org" is unforgeable by the user
> > on Eternal-September servers. When a FQDN has been registered at
> > E-S it shows the posting account name.
>
> Thank you. :-)
>
> I just LOVE your header info!

[...]

If you get bored enough to bother putting it in,
you too can have such fluff in your headers. ;)

David B.

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Sep 30, 2017, 9:09:00 AM9/30/17
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The thread is NOT dead!

ES *should* have a Facebook page - IMO.

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David B.

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Sep 30, 2017, 2:13:10 PM9/30/17
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On 30-Sep-17 7:00 PM, s|b wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:09:01 +0100, David B. wrote:
>
>> The thread is NOT dead!
>>
>> ES *should* have a Facebook page - IMO.
>
> Why?

If any on-line 'operation' does NOT have a Facebook presence, their
real-life credentials MUST be suspect.

Facebook is now a great Internet 'Policeman'!

HTH

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David B.

Snuhwolf

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Oct 2, 2017, 11:37:04 AM10/2/17
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No, facebook sucks. I'll never be on that crap site.

Claudio Calvelli

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Oct 2, 2017, 1:22:42 PM10/2/17
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On 2017-10-02, Snuhwolf <snuh...@netscape.net> wrote:
> No, facebook sucks. I'll never be on that crap site.

I find that this statement is offensive to crap.

C

Snuhwolf

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How does one measure the emotions of that substance?
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