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  • Re: Effective February 22, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support n

    From Ken Sharp@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 4 17:19:09 2024
    In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...

    On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:18:08�AM UTC-5, Keith Simpson wrote:
    Many of you have probably seen the banner by now when viewing content here. At least past posts will be preserved.

    Those of you that typically post here and no where else, what's the plan? Reddit (r/nethack) seems to be the logical choice as it's active. Or are their other options in mind?

    Of course there are other ways to access and post to usenet, just that using google groups was the most convenient. I can't even remember what program I used to use back in the 90's to view/post.

    I'm using Gravity, more to the point though, you will need an ISP which
    serves UseNet groups, I don't think they all still do.

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  • From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to Keith Simpson on Thu Jan 4 18:17:30 2024
    On 04.01.2024 17:21, Keith Simpson wrote:
    On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:18:08 AM UTC-5, Keith Simpson
    wrote:
    [...]

    Of course there are other ways to access and post to usenet, just
    that using google groups was the most convenient.

    (Hmm.. - okay, opinions and preferences obviously differ.)

    I can't even
    remember what program I used to use back in the 90's to view/post.

    In the 1990's I used 'nn' (on Unix), a powerful simple to use text
    oriented interface. When it became unusable (in the company's IT
    context) I switched to 'tin' (or had it been called 'rtin'?), but
    only for a short period of time. And the next decades, since then,
    I use a GUI oriented newsreader, Thunderbird; the same tool I also
    use for Email exchange.

    There's not much difference in replying to a mail or to a newsgroup
    post; clicking to the Reply or to the Followup button. Or to 'Write'
    an Email or 'Write' a post. The latter even simpler since you don't
    need to compose the addressee list. :-)

    I recall that I liked the CLI 'nn' tool best, but getting familiar
    with a GUI tool with processes similar to mailing was no issue.

    Janis

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  • From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to Ken Sharp on Thu Jan 4 18:40:44 2024
    On 04.01.2024 18:19, Ken Sharp wrote:
    In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
    [Usenet access]

    I'm using Gravity, more to the point though, you will need an ISP which serves UseNet groups, I don't think they all still do.

    There are also free services available (like eternal-september.org).

    Janis

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  • From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to Janis Papanagnou on Thu Jan 4 18:37:11 2024
    On 04.01.2024 18:17, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
    On 04.01.2024 17:21, Keith Simpson wrote:
    On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:18:08 AM UTC-5, Keith Simpson
    wrote:
    [...]

    Of course there are other ways to access and post to usenet, just
    that using google groups was the most convenient.

    (Hmm.. - okay, opinions and preferences obviously differ.)

    It just occurred to me that there was a time when many companies
    changed their IT policies (for "security" considerations) and
    allowed access only through a single dedicated communication port
    with HTTP protocol and using a browser. In these contexts there
    was no possibility to use more sophisticated applications, and
    many folks used Google. The Google newsgroup interface was full
    of flaws, though, and also lead to spoiling sensible Netiquette
    conventions (that are obviously still prevalent by Google users).

    In my book, Google's only conveniences (in Usenet/NNTP context)
    were the workaround for Usenet access in stupidly restricted IT
    areas and its inherent option to access the archive of posts.

    I suggest to try some Real Newsreader. (And to read Netiquette.)
    :-)

    Janis

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  • From Keith Simpson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 5 17:49:56 2024
    In article <un6qis$3o00q$[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...

    On 04.01.2024 18:19, Ken Sharp wrote:
    In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
    [Usenet access]

    I'm using Gravity, more to the point though, you will need an ISP which serves UseNet groups, I don't think they all still do.

    There are also free services available (like eternal-september.org).

    Janis


    Replying using Gravity app via eternal-september.org service. Using my hardfought email account instead of gmail. Neat :)

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