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  • Re: Google is throwing in the towel

    From Mike Mocha@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 31 08:27:53 2023
    Does this mean all the lamerz from Google will no longer be able to post
    to USENET? Good riddance!


    On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 1:18:03 AM UTC-5, John Robertson wrote:
    FYI.

    -------- Forwarded Message --------
    Subject: Google is throwing in the towel Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023
    21:50:15 -0700 From: Idlehands <[email protected]>
    Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball

    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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    I have only ever accessed usenet from Deja then Google, so I guess I
    won't be seeing most of you guys anymore, although I see John posting on
    FB for pins

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  • From Chuck@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Dec 31 11:36:21 2023
    On Sat, 30 Dec 2023 07:21:47 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 1:18:03?AM UTC-5, John Robertson wrote:
    FYI.

    -------- Forwarded Message --------
    Subject: Google is throwing in the towel
    Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:50:15 -0700
    From: Idlehands <[email protected]>
    Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
    Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball

    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!

    --

    I have only ever accessed usenet from Deja then Google, so I guess I won't be seeing most of you guys anymore, although I see John posting on FB for pins
    You might want to try eternal-september.org and the oldest Free Agent
    you can find. Or Pan if you are a Linux user.

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Dec 31 18:17:28 2023
    [email protected] wrote:

    I have only ever accessed usenet from Deja then Google, so I guess I won't be seeing most of you guys anymore

    I think tumbleweed will be your only friend; why not setup a proper
    usenet client on a proper server while there are still folk around who
    can help you?

    If you insist on a web interface, there are alternatives, such as <https://www.novabbs.com/tech/thread.php?group=sci.electronics.repair>

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