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* Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ricandycane
+* Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, riSn!pe
|`* Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG socialBen Collver
| +- Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, riSn!pe
| `- Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG socialDan Purgert
`- Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, riRich

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Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri

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Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri
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 by: candycane - Tue, 5 Sep 2023 19:31 UTC

Ri> When your ISP drops the service (and this would have been drops circa
Ri> 1998-2005) one is left with the "pay monthly" servers (that primarially
Ri> price their monthly costs for "binaries access" usage) and (at the
Ri> time) google groups (assuming GG was around, if not, they likely just
Ri> dropped out until GG did appear later).

The BBS scene made a gateway to usenet (which I'm using now) and it works
decently enough. Plus I also get the BBS boards

---------------
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

.... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"
___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52

Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri

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Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri
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 by: Sn!pe - Wed, 6 Sep 2023 14:17 UTC

candycane <candycane@f172.n1.z21.fsxnet> wrote:

> Ri> When your ISP drops the service (and this would have been drops circa
> Ri> 1998-2005) one is left with the "pay monthly" servers (that primarially
> Ri> price their monthly costs for "binaries access" usage) and (at the
> Ri> time) google groups (assuming GG was around, if not, they likely just
> Ri> dropped out until GG did appear later).
>
> The BBS scene made a gateway to usenet (which I'm using now) and it works
> decently enough. Plus I also get the BBS boards
>
> ---------------
> user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom
>
> ... "42? 7 and a half million years and all you can come up with is 42?!"
> ___ MultiMail/Linux v0.52

By Usenet standards, your set-up neither threads nor quotes correctly.
It's a poor ambassador for the BBS scene.

--
^Ï^. Sn!pe <https://youtu.be/_kqytf31a8E>

My pet rock Gordon just is.

Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri

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 by: Ben Collver - Wed, 6 Sep 2023 15:08 UTC

On 2023-09-06, Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> candycane <candycane@f172.n1.z21.fsxnet> wrote:
>
>> The BBS scene made a gateway to usenet (which I'm using now) and it works
>> decently enough. Plus I also get the BBS boards
>
> By Usenet standards, your set-up neither threads nor quotes correctly.
> It's a poor ambassador for the BBS scene.

Candycane, your BBS scene will never support the technical
requirements for the massive superiority complexes found on Usenet.
Here's a nickel kid, get yourself a better computer.
</smug>

Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri

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 by: Sn!pe - Wed, 6 Sep 2023 15:24 UTC

Ben Collver <bencollver@tilde.pink> wrote:

> On 2023-09-06, Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
> > candycane <candycane@f172.n1.z21.fsxnet> wrote:
> >
> >> The BBS scene made a gateway to usenet (which I'm using now) and it works
> >> decently enough. Plus I also get the BBS boards
> >
> > By Usenet standards, your set-up neither threads nor quotes correctly.
> > It's a poor ambassador for the BBS scene.
>
> Candycane, your BBS scene will never support the technical
> requirements for the massive superiority complexes found on Usenet.
> Here's a nickel kid, get yourself a better computer.
> </smug>

Hah! At moments like this it's as well to remember that offense is more
often taken rather than it is given.
--
^Ï^. Sn!pe <https://youtu.be/_kqytf31a8E>

My pet rock Gordon just is.

Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri

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 by: Dan Purgert - Wed, 6 Sep 2023 15:29 UTC

On 2023-09-06, Ben Collver wrote:
> [...]
> Candycane, your BBS scene will never support the technical
> requirements for the massive superiority complexes found on Usenet.

"Aw, did your mommy buy you a computer for Christmas?"

> Here's a nickel kid, get yourself a better computer.

.... huh, I always got told to play in traffic :(

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Re: Filtering googlegroups. [was: Re: USENET, the OG social network, ri

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 by: Rich - Wed, 6 Sep 2023 15:54 UTC

candycane <candycane@f172.n1.z21.fsxnet> wrote:
> Ri> When your ISP drops the service (and this would have been drops circa
> Ri> 1998-2005) one is left with the "pay monthly" servers (that primarially
> Ri> price their monthly costs for "binaries access" usage) and (at the
> Ri> time) google groups (assuming GG was around, if not, they likely just
> Ri> dropped out until GG did appear later).
>
> The BBS scene made a gateway to usenet (which I'm using now) and it works
> decently enough. Plus I also get the BBS boards

Except it breaks the References: header that creates proper threading
within proper newsreaders.

You can get a free Eternal September account here: http://www.eternal-september.org/

And then use a real newsreader that inserts proper References: headers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Usenet_newsreaders

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