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Idlehands

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Dec 14, 2023, 11:50:27 PM12/14/23
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Google Groups ending support for Usenet
If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these
groups is ending soon.

https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638382121371600439-1361429638&p=usenet&rd=1

Looks like the spammers will have to ply their trade elsewhere!

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reason is weak." Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

John Robertson

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Dec 15, 2023, 1:17:15 AM12/15/23
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On 2023/12/14 8:50 p.m., Idlehands wrote:
> Google Groups ending support for Usenet
> If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these
> groups is ending soon.
>
> https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638382121371600439-1361429638&p=usenet&rd=1
>
> Looks like the spammers will have to ply their trade elsewhere!
>

Well, at least google will stop being the primary source of usenet spam.

Perhaps then this can go back to a proper discourse platform in the new
year!

John :-#)#
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Idlehands

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Dec 15, 2023, 9:29:06 PM12/15/23
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On 2023-12-14 11:17 p.m., John Robertson wrote:
> On 2023/12/14 8:50 p.m., Idlehands wrote:
>> Google Groups ending support for Usenet
>> If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these
>> groups is ending soon.
>>
>> https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638382121371600439-1361429638&p=usenet&rd=1
>>
>> Looks like the spammers will have to ply their trade elsewhere!
>>
>
> Well, at least google will stop being the primary source of usenet spam.
>
> Perhaps then this can go back to a proper discourse platform in the new
> year!
>
> John :-#)#

All we have to do is teach the Google users how to use a reader and
where to find a news service....

MummyChunk

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Jan 16, 2024, 7:50:01 AMJan 16
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> Idlehands wrote:
> Google Groups ending support for Usenet
> If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these
> groups is ending soon.
>
>
https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638382121371600439-1361429638&p=usenet&rd=1
>
> Looks like the spammers will have to ply their trade elsewhere!
>
> --
> "He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows
that his
> reason is weak." Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Group is
not going anywhere. Plenty of other places to access it.


This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=657381393#657381393


Lynn McGuire

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Jan 20, 2024, 12:43:52 AMJan 20
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On 12/15/2023 8:28 PM, Idlehands wrote:
> On 2023-12-14 11:17 p.m., John Robertson wrote:
>> On 2023/12/14 8:50 p.m., Idlehands wrote:
>>> Google Groups ending support for Usenet
>>> If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these
>>> groups is ending soon.
>>>
>>> https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638382121371600439-1361429638&p=usenet&rd=1
>>>
>>> Looks like the spammers will have to ply their trade elsewhere!
>>>
>>
>> Well, at least google will stop being the primary source of usenet spam.
>>
>> Perhaps then this can go back to a proper discourse platform in the
>> new year!
>>
>> John :-#)#
>
> All we have to do is teach the Google users how to use a reader and
> where to find a news service....

E-S is building a web access to his news server.

Lynn


John Robertson

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Jan 20, 2024, 12:57:01 PMJan 20
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Nice!

Need to make a donation I think...

Don O Team EM!

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Jan 30, 2024, 5:25:58 PMJan 30
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Been a shit show for years now, perhaps this will drive another platform that weeds out 99% of the bogus scam/weird crap posted on here.

John Robertson

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Jan 30, 2024, 6:26:45 PMJan 30
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Since I got on E-S I've seen no more of the spam storm.
Nice and quiet!
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