• Re: USENET messages

    From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to nelgin on Sun Dec 17 07:47:00 2023
    nelgin wrote to All <=-

    Rumor is that Google Groups is shutting down in Feb 2024 as far as
    peering and new posts to usenet. That will be a relief to usenet admins everywhere.

    It's no rumor.

    Google Groups ending support for Usenet

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


    ... From nothing to more than nothing
    --- MultiMail/Win v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.
  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Richard Miles on Sun Dec 17 07:59:00 2023
    Richard Miles wrote to nelgin <=-

    The great thing is that most of the spam I see is actually posted from Google Groups rather than usenet so dropping the support will be
    awesome.

    We can hope...



    ... From nothing to more than nothing
    --- MultiMail/Win v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Dec 18 10:05:38 2023
    Re: Re: USENET messages
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to nelgin on Sun Dec 17 2023 07:47:00

    It's no rumor.

    I said that because someone posted the same notice but I hadn't actually seen it myself.
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com