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  • Anyone used usenet lately?

    From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to DOVE-Net.General on Sat Mar 28 12:16:36 2020
    Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check out the alt.bbs.*
    and a couple other groups lately... seems like other than synchronet and mystic, it's all spam...

    While not entirely surprising, somewhat disappointing.

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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANT to Tracker1 on Sat Mar 28 17:05:00 2020
    Tracker1 wrote to DOVE-Net.General <=-

    Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check out the
    alt.bbs.* and a couple other groups lately... seems like other
    than synchronet and mystic, it's all spam...

    While not entirely surprising, somewhat disappointing.

    Yes, it's disappointing, but been that way for years now. I used
    to use Usenet a lot, and still do some, but it's dropped off
    dramatically. I think some of the "binaries" groups are still
    active, but I don't use them myself.



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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Tracker1 on Sat Mar 28 21:47:50 2020
    Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Tracker1 to DOVE-Net.General on Sat Mar 28 2020 12:16 pm

    Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check out the alt.bbs.*
    and a couple other groups lately... seems like other than synchronet and mystic, it's all spam...


    eternal sept sucks.
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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to MRO on Sun Mar 29 01:23:24 2020
    On 3/28/2020 12:47 PM, MRO wrote:
    Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check out the alt.bbs.*
    and a couple other groups lately... seems like other than synchronet and mystic, it's all spam...

    eternal sept sucks.

    And you're welcome to suggest a better resource (free) for text usenet
    groups.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Gamgee on Sun Mar 29 08:52:00 2020
    Gamgee wrote to Tracker1 <=-

    Yes, it's disappointing, but been that way for years now. I used
    to use Usenet a lot, and still do some, but it's dropped off
    dramatically. I think some of the "binaries" groups are still
    active, but I don't use them myself.

    I had a soft spot for the ba.* hierarchy, alt.bbs, and comp.dcom - but
    haven't read a post there in a while. It might be time to disconnect usenet from my BBS. I think the only group I use now is alt.bbs.ads.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Tracker1 on Sun Mar 29 14:15:28 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Tracker1 to MRO on Sun Mar 29 2020 01:23 am

    On 3/28/2020 12:47 PM, MRO wrote:
    Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check out the alt.bbs.* and a couple other groups lately... seems like other than synchronet and mystic, it's all spam...

    eternal sept sucks.

    And you're welcome to suggest a better resource (free) for text usenet groups.


    you're not going to get anything good that's free.
    there's one you buy a few gigs and you just use it for text and it lasts for a long long time.
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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANT to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Mar 29 16:06:00 2020
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Yes, it's disappointing, but been that way for years now. I used
    to use Usenet a lot, and still do some, but it's dropped off
    dramatically. I think some of the "binaries" groups are still
    active, but I don't use them myself.

    I had a soft spot for the ba.* hierarchy, alt.bbs, and comp.dcom
    - but haven't read a post there in a while. It might be time to
    disconnect usenet from my BBS. I think the only group I use now
    is alt.bbs.ads.

    Yeah, I haven't ever added usenet to the BBS because I can see no
    reason to do so. Just another potential source of
    spam/dupes/garbage, and who needs that?



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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Tracker1 on Mon Mar 30 23:51:21 2020
    Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Tracker1 to DOVE-Net.General on Sat Mar 28 2020 12:16:36

    Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check out the alt.bbs.*
    and a couple other groups lately... seems like other than synchronet and mystic, it's all spam...

    I check it but I agree it is often spam or technical manuals...

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  • From Rampage@VERT/SESTAR to Marisag on Tue Mar 31 08:18:16 2020
    Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Marisag to Tracker1 on Mon Mar 30 2020 23:51:21


    Tracker1>> Setup thunderbird against eternal-september to check
    Tracker1>> out the alt.bbs.* and a couple other groups lately...
    Tracker1>> seems like other than synchronet and mystic, it's all
    Tracker1>> spam...

    Marisag> I check it but I agree it is often spam or technical manuals...

    those technical manual ads are scam spam, too... pretty much like all the others...


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  • From Android8675@VERT/REALITY to Gamgee on Tue Mar 31 08:00:27 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Gamgee to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Mar 29 2020 04:06 pm

    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Gamgee <=-

    dramatically. I think some of the "binaries" groups are still
    active, but I don't use them myself.

    Heh, I have access to a friends media server that pulls TV/Movies off newsgroups exclusively. The advantage is the ISPs/feds don't have bots patrolling Newsgroups, just Bittorrent. Most people that are "savoy" know to stay off bittorrent, it's hella risky, but newsgroups are like first to get files, often times extremely fast (like gigabyte speeds), and rarely monitored or tracable. Of course you have to pay for a feed like Giganews, but for the cost it really is the way to go if you're "serious".
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  • From Tracker1@VERT/TRN to Android8675 on Tue Mar 31 10:50:22 2020
    On 3/31/2020 8:00 AM, Android8675 wrote:
    Most people that are "savoy" know to stay off bittorrent, it's hella risky

    Most people that are savvy use a seedbox in the netherlands for torrent use.

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to MRO on Tue Mar 31 12:24:05 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: MRO to Tracker1 on Sun Mar 29 2020 02:15 pm

    And you're welcome to suggest a better resource (free) for text usenet groups.


    you're not going to get anything good that's free.
    there's one you buy a few gigs and you just use it for text and it lasts for a long long time.

    astraweb.com

    digital man

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Tracker1 on Tue Mar 31 14:55:08 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Tracker1 to Android8675 on Tue Mar 31 2020 10:50 am

    On 3/31/2020 8:00 AM, Android8675 wrote:
    Most people that are "savoy" know to stay off bittorrent, it's hella risky

    Most people that are savvy use a seedbox in the netherlands for torrent use.

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    just any host that isnt in the usa is fine.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Digital Man on Tue Mar 31 14:55:39 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: Digital Man to MRO on Tue Mar 31 2020 12:24 pm

    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: MRO to Tracker1 on Sun Mar 29 2020 02:15 pm

    And you're welcome to suggest a better resource (free) for text usenet groups.


    you're not going to get anything good that's free.
    there's one you buy a few gigs and you just use it for text and it lasts a long long time.

    astraweb.com

    digital man


    yep, i used them for years but no reason to use them now.
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  • From ryan@VERT/MONTEREY to MRO on Tue Mar 31 16:30:00 2020
    just any host that isnt in the usa is fine.

    Negative. Trust me. :)

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to ryan on Thu Apr 2 20:48:02 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: ryan to MRO on Tue Mar 31 2020 04:30 pm

    just any host that isnt in the usa is fine.

    Negative. Trust me. :)


    why's that.
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  • From Diamond Dave@VERT/DMINE to MRO on Fri Apr 3 09:53:29 2020
    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: MRO to ryan on Thu Apr 02 2020 08:48 pm

    Re: Re: Anyone used usenet lately?
    By: ryan to MRO on Tue Mar 31 2020 04:30 pm

    just any host that isnt in the usa is fine.

    Negative. Trust me. :)


    why's that.


    All depends on what you're using it for. :)

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