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    From Geo@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 4 15:27:08 2023
    Is this Group Dead?
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    * The Dungeon - Canberra, ACT, Australia - telnet://dungeon.barnabasmusic.com

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  • From Kejjo@21:1/5 to Hawk on Sun Oct 15 16:09:11 2023
    On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11:36:17 AM UTC+10, Hawk wrote:
    On Thu, 4 May 2023 15:27:08 +1000, "Geo" <[email protected]-3ya-this> wrote:

    Is this Group Dead?
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    * The Dungeon - Canberra, ACT, Australia - telnet://dungeon.barnabasmusic.com
    Nope, just pining
    not dead at all

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  • From Pierre@21:1/5 to Geo on Mon Oct 16 06:07:13 2023
    Geo <[email protected]-3ya-this> wrote:
    Is this Group Dead?
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    * The Dungeon - Canberra, ACT, Australia - telnet://dungeon.barnabasmusic.com

    Since most ISPs do not have USENET servers, there is no more eternal September. It is pretty quiet around here these days.

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Pierre on Tue Oct 17 10:58:52 2023
    On 2023-10-16 06:07:13 +0000, Pierre said:
    Geo <[email protected]-3ya-this> wrote:
    Is this Group Dead?
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    * The Dungeon - Canberra, ACT, Australia - telnet://dungeon.barnabasmusic.com

    Since most ISPs do not have USENET servers, there is no more eternal September.
    It is pretty quiet around here these days.

    ISPs got greedy and began cutting services (while still rising prices)
    years ago. Very few, if any, still provide free Usenet access, free
    email addresses, or free website space these days. Banks are doing teh
    same style of service dcutting while charging more style of "customer
    service". X-(

    The Eternal Septmeber Usenet access provider does still exist (I'm
    using it now), as do other Usenet access providers, including the free-but-awful Google Groups access to Usenet.

    The two real reasons this newsgroup and many others are dead / dying is
    because very few people even know about Usenet let alone bother with
    it, and the Amiga* died long ago, thanks to Commodore management's incompetence. Both reasons combined means this is an incredible niche
    newsgoup.

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