On Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:46:12 -0400, h@ckereq <
hacke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I didin't know, sorry about this mistake. But are google groups bad?
Only in the sense that it's google intentionally misleading it's users about
what is and is not a usenet newsgroup vs a google group.
alt.comp.virus is a usenet news group that has existed much longer than google has
been in business. In order for google to be able to send the articles it's users
post to the group, it has to peer with other usenet providers, and follow usenet
standards and rules. I'm using a usenet service provided by the site
http://www.eternal-september.org/, not google groups to post this follow-up. This
news group is for discussing computer malware and how to deal with it.
altrealhackers is a google group that is not mapped to a usenet newsgroup, so
it only follows google's rules and standards. I know it's a google group, not
a usenet news group without checking out the link, as it's name doesn't follow
usenet standards.
Regards, Dave Hodgins