In article <nnd$6534ce8e$6df9fbda@1f444a50bf3da61f>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Idlehands wrote:
>>
>> My apologies, the banner does appear and yes Goggle Groups is
>> closing the door on their Usenet service and no the asswipe had no
>> influence in this decision.
>>
>> Their explanation:
>>
>> Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?
>> Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based
>> Usenet groups has declined significantly because users have moved
>> to more modern technologies and formats such as social media and
>> web-based forums...
>
>... or they use a newsreader and a proper news service to access
>Usenet.

And competent people running to joint!

Hey, that means Tim is gone!
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In article <xn0oalxdsxb83q001@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Coca Cola Kid wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:32:35 PM UTC-5, The Doctor wrote:
>> > This banner just appeared!
>> >
>> > Effective from 15 February 2024, Google Groups will no longer support
>> > new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and
>> > new content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching
>> > of historical data will still be supported as it is done today.
>>
>> Were you behind this?
>
>I'd say not, but all of the spam complaints that have gone in to Google
>for the past few months might have contributed.
>
>It's good news anyway, no more filters or rules will be needed from
>February.

I was not the only one!
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In article <xn0oalxfnxdyhe002@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Your Name wrote:
>
>> On 2023-12-15 01:44:36 +0000, Mich said:
>> > >
>> >
>> > Well most usenet providers started blocking Google due to the flood of
>> > spam posts (pirate movies, crytpto-coins, impotence drugs etc.).
>> > Rather than fix the problem, Gooogle are taking their bat and ball and
>> > going home.
>>
>> It's a bit hard for Google to fix the problem when Google IS the
>> problem. :-)
>
>Looks like they are fixing the problem though!
>
>Now, how do we de-peer NetKnow? ;-)

Ha! Ha!!
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In article <ulhcff$1sh1r$3@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>The Coca Cola Kid wrote on 15/12/23 11:05 am:
>> On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 5:32:35 PM UTC-5, The Doctor
>> wrote:
>>> This banner just appeared!
>>>
>>> Effective from 15 February 2024, Google Groups will no longer
>>> support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be
>>> disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear.
>>> Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as
>>> it is done today.
>>
>> Were you behind this?
>>
>Well, yes, we all know that the % is a real powerful ISP, don't we??
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In article <Z7Wcnd_4Bak17eH4nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
% <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>> In article <nnd$722f99a8$41ff06e7@f85336b4e71a5622>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> The Doctor wrote:
>>>
>>>> This banner just appeared!
>>>>
>>>> Effective from 15 February 2024, Google Groups will no longer
>>>> support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be
>>>> disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear.
>>>> Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported as
>>>> it is done today.
>>>
>>> Sounds good to me... if true.
>>
>> It is!!!!
>>
>> You and I agree!
>>
>yea your both wrong

:-)
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The Doctor wrote:

> In article <nnd$722f99a8$41ff06e7@f85336b4e71a5622>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > The Doctor wrote:
> >
> >> This banner just appeared!
> >>
> >> Effective from 15 February 2024, Google Groups will no longer
> >> support new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be
> >> disallowed, and new content from Usenet peers will not appear.
> >> Viewing and searching of historical data will still be supported
> >> as it is done today.
> >
> > Sounds good to me... if true.
>
> It is!!!!
>
> You and I agree!

Dave, please don't say that in public... it scares me!!!

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <nnd$49d062ad$1f513f43@190f24160370e92a>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Mich wrote:
> >>
> >> Well most usenet providers started blocking Google due to the
> >> flood of spam posts (pirate movies, crytpto-coins, impotence
> >> drugs etc.). Rather than fix the problem, Gooogle are taking
> >> their bat and ball and going home.
> >
> > Great. Google Groups was never Usenet anyway.
>
> GG never knew how to administer this properly!

Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was no
advertising revenue to be made from it...

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <nnd$6534ce8e$6df9fbda@1f444a50bf3da61f>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Idlehands wrote:
> >>
> >> My apologies, the banner does appear and yes Goggle Groups is
> >> closing the door on their Usenet service and no the asswipe had no
> >> influence in this decision.
> >>
> >> Their explanation:
> >>
> >> Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?
> >> Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based
> >> Usenet groups has declined significantly because users have moved
> >> to more modern technologies and formats such as social media and
> >> web-based forums...
> >
> > ... or they use a newsreader and a proper news service to access
> > Usenet.
>
> And competent people running to joint!
>
> Hey, that means Tim is gone!

There's nothing stopping Tim downloading a newsreader and signing up for a
news service... he's your mate, would you not give him a discount?

In article <xn0oamahp1ezr24002@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <nnd$6534ce8e$6df9fbda@1f444a50bf3da61f>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> > Idlehands wrote:
>> >>
>> >> My apologies, the banner does appear and yes Goggle Groups is
>> >> closing the door on their Usenet service and no the asswipe had no
>> >> influence in this decision.
>> >>
>> >> Their explanation:
>> >>
>> >> Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?
>> >> Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based
>> >> Usenet groups has declined significantly because users have moved
>> >> to more modern technologies and formats such as social media and
>> >> web-based forums...
>> >
>> > ... or they use a newsreader and a proper news service to access
>> > Usenet.
>>
>> And competent people running to joint!
>>
>> Hey, that means Tim is gone!
>
>There's nothing stopping Tim downloading a newsreader and signing up for a
>news service... he's your mate, would you not give him a discount?

Tim is not an nk customer and never will be!
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The Doctor wrote:

> In article <xn0oamahp1ezr24002@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > The Doctor wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey, that means Tim is gone!
> >
> > There's nothing stopping Tim downloading a newsreader and signing up
> > for a news service... he's your mate, would you not give him a
> > discount?
>
> Tim is not an nk customer and never will be!

But at least you could filter out his number/date spam before it reaches
here if he was!

Sign him up... it's a win/win.

In article <xn0oamg7b1mtr8u000@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <xn0oamahp1ezr24002@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> > The Doctor wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hey, that means Tim is gone!
>> >
>> > There's nothing stopping Tim downloading a newsreader and signing up
>> > for a news service... he's your mate, would you not give him a
>> > discount?
>>
>> Tim is not an nk customer and never will be!
>
>But at least you could filter out his number/date spam before it reaches
>here if he was!
>
>Sign him up... it's a win/win.

No!
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On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> The Doctor wrote:
>> In article <nnd$49d062ad$1f513f43@190f24160370e92a>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> Mich wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well most usenet providers started blocking Google due to the
>>>> flood of spam posts (pirate movies, crytpto-coins, impotence
>>>> drugs etc.). Rather than fix the problem, Gooogle are taking
>>>> their bat and ball and going home.
>>>
>>> Great. Google Groups was never Usenet anyway.
>>
>> GG never knew how to administer this properly!
>
> Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was no
> advertising revenue to be made from it...

They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the posts
for years and making money from that. Newer privacy laws are probably
making it too difficult for them to continue doing it though,
especially without getting the user's permission (not that getting user
persission has ever stopped Google before).

Your Name wrote:

> On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> >
> > Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was no
> > advertising revenue to be made from it...
>
> They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the
> posts for years and making money from that.

Yeah but as they are g-mail accounts the g-mail terms of service
would include bots scraping user data anyway. As there's no such
thing as a free lunch.

On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 8:26:50 PM UTC-5, The Doctor wrote:
> % <purse...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >roach wrote:
> >> The Coca Cola Kid wrote:
> >>> Were you behind this?
> >>
> >> I was wondering the same thing!!! :-) :-? :-(
> >>
> >i know the answer
> And the answer is found in the net-abuse groups!

Just remember, what goes around, comes around ...

In article <uliikd$22vg8$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>> The Doctor wrote:
>>> In article <nnd$49d062ad$1f513f43@190f24160370e92a>,
>>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>>> Mich wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well most usenet providers started blocking Google due to the
>>>>> flood of spam posts (pirate movies, crytpto-coins, impotence
>>>>> drugs etc.). Rather than fix the problem, Gooogle are taking
>>>>> their bat and ball and going home.
>>>>
>>>> Great. Google Groups was never Usenet anyway.
>>>
>>> GG never knew how to administer this properly!
>>
>> Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was no
>> advertising revenue to be made from it...
>
>They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the posts
>for years and making money from that. Newer privacy laws are probably
>making it too difficult for them to continue doing it though,
>especially without getting the user's permission (not that getting user
>persission has ever stopped Google before).
>

And now?
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In article <nnd$5e2c68cd$257dd276@e351f3f549b3e8db>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Your Name wrote:
>
>> On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>> >
>> > Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was no
>> > advertising revenue to be made from it...
>>
>> They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the
>> posts for years and making money from that.
>
>Yeah but as they are g-mail accounts the g-mail terms of service
>would include bots scraping user data anyway. As there's no such
>thing as a free lunch.

And free abuse by Google!
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In article <uZmdnVWDQ8xWcuH4nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
% <pursent100@gmail.com> wrote:
>The Coca Cola Kid wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 8:26:50 PM UTC-5, The Doctor wrote:
>>> % <purse...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> roach wrote:
>>>>> The Coca Cola Kid wrote:
>>>>>> Were you behind this?
>>>>>
>>>>> I was wondering the same thing!!! :-) :-? :-(
>>>>>
>>>> i know the answer
>>> And the answer is found in the net-abuse groups!
>>
>> Just remember, what goes around, comes around ...
>>
>then it goes around again

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The Doctor wrote on 16/12/23 2:34 am:
> In article <nnd$6534ce8e$6df9fbda@1f444a50bf3da61f>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> Idlehands wrote:
>>>
>>> My apologies, the banner does appear and yes Goggle Groups is
>>> closing the door on their Usenet service and no the asswipe had no
>>> influence in this decision.
>>>
>>> Their explanation:
>>>
>>> Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?
>>> Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based
>>> Usenet groups has declined significantly because users have moved
>>> to more modern technologies and formats such as social media and
>>> web-based forums...
>>
>> ... or they use a newsreader and a proper news service to access
>> Usenet.
>
> And competent people running to joint!

What?? Are YOU, asswipe, running to 'joints'?? YOU do know YOU can get
treatment for that, don't YOU, asswipe??

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The Doctor wrote on 16/12/23 2:34 am:
> In article <xn0oalxfnxdyhe002@news.eternal-september.org>, Blueshirt
> <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> Your Name wrote:
>>> On 2023-12-15 01:44:36 +0000, Mich said:
>>>>
>>>> Well most usenet providers started blocking Google due to the
>>>> flood of spam posts (pirate movies, crytpto-coins, impotence
>>>> drugs etc.). Rather than fix the problem, Gooogle are taking
>>>> their bat and ball and going home.
>>>
>>> It's a bit hard for Google to fix the problem when Google IS the
>>> problem. :-)
>>
>> Looks like they are fixing the problem though!
>>
>> Now, how do we de-peer NetKnow? ;-)
>
> Ha! Ha!!
>
Sorry! Where's the joke .... or, even, the attempt at a joke??
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The Doctor wrote:

> In article <uliikd$22vg8$1@dont-email.me>,
> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> > On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> >>
> >> Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was
> >> no advertising revenue to be made from it...
> >
> > They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the
> > posts for years and making money from that. Newer privacy laws
> > are probably making it too difficult for them to continue doing
> > it though, especially without getting the user's permission (not
> > that getting user persission has ever stopped Google before).
>
> And now?

Google bots are still working away 24/7 gathering data on people who
trawl around the web... like The Matrix.

The Doctor wrote:

> In article <nnd$5e2c68cd$257dd276@e351f3f549b3e8db>,
> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Your Name wrote:
> >
> >> On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> >> >
> >> > Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there
> >> > was no advertising revenue to be made from it...
> >>
> >> They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the
> >> posts for years and making money from that.
> >
> > Yeah but as they are g-mail accounts the g-mail terms of service
> > would include bots scraping user data anyway. As there's no such
> > thing as a free lunch.
>
> And free abuse by Google!

That's why the majority of people using Usenet hide their real e-mail
address, because of spam bots. If you have Google account though, you
are deep in their Matrix!!! There is no escape from the Big G!

The Coca Cola Kid wrote:

> On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 8:26:50 PM UTC-5, The Doctor wrote:
> > % <purse...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > roach wrote:
> > >> The Coca Cola Kid wrote:
> > >>> Were you behind this?
> > >>
> > >> I was wondering the same thing!!! :-) :-? :-(
> > >>
> > > i know the answer
> > And the answer is found in the net-abuse groups!
>
> Just remember, what goes around, comes around ...

Dave wasn't responsible, the people using Google Groups to spamflood
certain Usenet newsgroups caused it... as did Google themselves for
allowing people with throwaway g-mail accounts to use the Google Groups
service to constantly spam Usenet.

In article <nnd$3e4876a6$4cde3374@cb762c20959ef61c>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <uliikd$22vg8$1@dont-email.me>,
>> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>> > On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>> >>
>> >> Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there was
>> >> no advertising revenue to be made from it...
>> >
>> > They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the
>> > posts for years and making money from that. Newer privacy laws
>> > are probably making it too difficult for them to continue doing
>> > it though, especially without getting the user's permission (not
>> > that getting user persission has ever stopped Google before).
>>
>> And now?
>
>Google bots are still working away 24/7 gathering data on people who
>trawl around the web... like The Matrix.

Those bots are misprogrammed.
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In article <nnd$6a1d7cf3$36b2fbe2@cb762c20959ef61c>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote:
>
>> In article <nnd$5e2c68cd$257dd276@e351f3f549b3e8db>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> > Your Name wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 2023-12-15 16:51:04 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>> >> >
>> >> > Google were never interested in Usenet once they knew there
>> >> > was no advertising revenue to be made from it...
>> >>
>> >> They've almost certainly been scraping email addresses from the
>> >> posts for years and making money from that.
>> >
>> > Yeah but as they are g-mail accounts the g-mail terms of service
>> > would include bots scraping user data anyway. As there's no such
>> > thing as a free lunch.
>>
>> And free abuse by Google!
>
>That's why the majority of people using Usenet hide their real e-mail
>address, because of spam bots. If you have Google account though, you
>are deep in their Matrix!!! There is no escape from the Big G!

OH?
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In article <ulk26f$2d1ic$2@dont-email.me>,
Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>The Doctor wrote on 16/12/23 2:34 am:
>> In article <nnd$6534ce8e$6df9fbda@1f444a50bf3da61f>,
>> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>>> Idlehands wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My apologies, the banner does appear and yes Goggle Groups is
>>>> closing the door on their Usenet service and no the % had no
>>>> influence in this decision.
>>>>
>>>> Their explanation:
>>>>
>>>> Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?
>>>> Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based
>>>> Usenet groups has declined significantly because users have moved
>>>> to more modern technologies and formats such as social media and
>>>> web-based forums...
>>>
>>> ... or they use a newsreader and a proper news service to access
>>> Usenet.
>>
>> And competent people running to joint!
>
>What?? Are YOU, %, running to 'joints'?? YOU do know YOU can get
>treatment for that, don't YOU, %??
>
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