alt.tv.big-brother dead after 2-15-2024?

[Steve Curtis]

Notification that Usenet is ending after 2-15-2024. Is this group migrating to another social media like Facebook or somewhere else?

[Jon]

n Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:53:16 -0800 (PST), Steve Curtis

<lapswi...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Notification that Usenet is ending after 2-15-2024.

Where did you hear that? Don't believe everything you read. Google
didn't find any such info just now.

[Steve Curtis]

The notification showed up with a link for info when I opened this NG.

[Jon]

On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:46:07 -0800 (PST), Steve Curtis
<lapswi...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 4:36:47?PM UTC-8, Jon wrote:
>> n Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:53:16 -0800 (PST), Steve Curtis
>> <lapswi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Notification that Usenet is ending after 2-15-2024.
>> Where did you hear that? Don't believe everything you read. Google
>> didn't find any such info just now.
>The notification showed up with a link for info when I opened this NG.

Care to share that message, who it was from, or what the link was?

[Steve Curtis]

info
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.

[Guardsman]

>> 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.

That's just Google Groups. Usenet itself will continue. You'll
just
need to find another provider.

--

[The Horny Goat]

Yeah - I would expect someone old enough capable of accessing Usenet
would be capable of not believing everything they read. (I've read all
sorts of stuff I knew were bollocks before I opened the cover - Mein
Kampf, most anything by Marx + Engels...., most anything about the
2016 or 2020 US presidential elections ...)

[Steve Curtis]

From Google Groups:
Google Groups ending support for Usenet
If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these groups is ending soon.

What’s changing?
Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet groups, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search for historical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google Groups.

In addition, Google’s Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server and associated peering will no longer be available, meaning Google will not support serving new Usenet content or exchanging content with other NNTP servers.

This change will not impact any non-Usenet content on Google Groups, including all user and organization-created groups. Most of the current Google Groups content is not Usenet content and will not be affected.

What do I need to do?
If you don’t actively engage with Usenet content, you don’t need to do anything. Current Usenet users will need to do two things before February 22, 2024 if they want to continue engaging with Usenet content:

Find a new Usenet client. Several free and paid alternatives are available, both web-based and application-based. To find a client, do a web search for "how do I find a usenet text client"
Find a new public Usenet server. The new client you choose will likely have a default server or a set of curated options for you. If not, to find a server, do a web search for "public NNTP servers."
Because Usenet is a distributed system, you do not need to migrate data. All of the Usenet content you can access today on Google Groups should already be synced to the new server you choose. After you select a new client and server, you can reselect the groups you’re interested in.

Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?
Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based Usenet groups has declined significantly because users have moved to more modern technologies and formats such as social media and web-based forums. Much of the content being disseminated via Usenet today is binary (non-text) file sharing, which Google Groups does not support, as well as spam.

[shawn]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:49:19 -0800 (PST), Steve Curtis
<lapswi...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 12:15:22?PM UTC-8, The Horny Goat wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:51:44 -0800, Jon <N...@body.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:46:07 -0800 (PST), Steve Curtis
>> ><lapswi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 4:36:47?PM UTC-8, Jon wrote:
>> >>> n Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:53:16 -0800 (PST), Steve Curtis
>> >>> <lapswi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> >Notification that Usenet is ending after 2-15-2024.
>> >>> Where did you hear that? Don't believe everything you read. Google
>> >>> didn't find any such info just now.
>> >>The notification showed up with a link for info when I opened this NG.
>>
>> >Care to share that message, who it was from, or what the link was?
>> Yeah - I would expect someone old enough capable of accessing Usenet
>> would be capable of not believing everything they read. (I've read all
>> sorts of stuff I knew were bollocks before I opened the cover - Mein
>> Kampf, most anything by Marx + Engels...., most anything about the
>> 2016 or 2020 US presidential elections ...)
>From Google Groups:
>Google Groups ending support for Usenet

That's just about Google dropping yet another project. So they will no
longer be updating the Google Group for Usenet. Usenet is going to go
on since it's on many other servers. If you are using Google Groups to
post to Usenet then you will need to find a news server and news
reader to keep accessing Usenet.