Usenet going bye bye

[Billy Crook]

First no DNS.  Now no Usenet.  My guess is Email is next to get the
Axe.  Then metering.  Then proxying/filtering.

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 13:23, Philip Dorr <tagno25 at gmail.com> wrote:
> it is just a text only archive
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Jim Herrmann <kclug at itdepends.com> wrote:
>>
>> I thought Google had Usenet in Google Groups.  Am I wrong on that?  Is
>> that just an archive?
>>
>> Peace,
>> Jim
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Ty Unes <riverty at kc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Leo Mauler wrote:
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 6/12/08, Monty J. Harder <mjharder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Kelsay, Brian -
>>> Kansas City, MO <brian.kelsay at kcc.usda.gov> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Guy at work sent me this.
>>>
>>>
>>>   If thine eye offends thee, cut off thy head:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Time Warner Cable said it
>>>
>>>
>>> will cease to offer customers access to any Usenet
>>>
>>>
>>> newsgroups, a decision
>>>
>>>
>>> that will affect customers nationwide.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does this mean TWC will no longer run news servers, or that
>>> it will block
>>> attempts by its customers to access news servers run by
>>> others?
>>>
>>>
>>> TWC will no longer offer a Usenet server, but won't block access to other
>>> Usenet servers.  Since blocking all Usenet groups to block 88 of those
>>> groups is stupid and silly, clearly TWC has been wanting to get rid of
>>> Usenet for some time now, and got their excuse from the New York Attorney
>>> General.
>>>
>>> I'm told Everest will not be blocking Usenet, and if you have to keep
>>> TWC, TWC will not block your Supernews, Giganews, and Usenet.com Usenet
>>> subscriptions.  Which makes their efforts largely immaterial: people who
>>> were getting their "child porn" from Usenet will just keep paying TWC for
>>> Internet and pay some other company for Usenet access.
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> This sucks! I have used Usenet for years and years and still do. A
>>> wonderful internet resource that most don't even know exists. Kinda like
>>> FTP. Mention FTP or Usenet (Newsgroups) to most Windows users and you will
>>> see a nice blank stare as their eyes glass over with confusion.
>>>
>>> Anyway, looks like I have to find another Usenet server. I have never had
>>> to shop Usenet servers before. You mentioned Supernews, Giganews, and
>>> Usenet.com. Does anyone have a suggestion on which to use?
>>>
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