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  • Re: No More Google Groups

    From Jerry Penner@21:1/5 to I am Rob on Thu Dec 14 19:16:45 2023
    I am Rob <gids.rs@sasktel.net> writes:

    It has been announced that Google Groups will no longer upload to Usenet groups.

    "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."

    That might put a damper on the viability of csa2/cea2/csa2p.


    Then I would like to invite everyone to meet me over on Atariage. It is a way better forum
    anyways that allows one to post files, pictures and videos.

    And a way better editor for entering posts. No checking off that you are not a bot. And
    the best of all, NO SPAM.

    https://forums.atariage.com/forum/158-apple-ii-computers

    As many of us do, use an NNTP server, and unhook from google right now.

    I occasionally drop into the AtariAge forums, but not too often. It is
    too bad the Apple II forums are dwindling, but it does go with the territory.

    --
    Jerry jerry+a2 at jpen.ca

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  • From Steve Nickolas@21:1/5 to Jerry Penner on Fri Dec 15 02:34:38 2023
    On Thu, 14 Dec 2023, Jerry Penner wrote:

    As many of us do, use an NNTP server, and unhook from google right now.

    I occasionally drop into the AtariAge forums, but not too often. It is
    too bad the Apple II forums are dwindling, but it does go with the territory.

    I dropped AtariAge like a bad habit as soon as Nutari bought them out.
    Whatever promises they may have made that they'll leave the forums be I
    don't for one second believe.

    I use Eternal September as my primary means of access and MacGUI as my secondary. Google was my tertiary.

    -uso.

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  • From Bill Chatfield@21:1/5 to Steve Nickolas on Fri Dec 15 09:48:06 2023
    On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:34:38 -0500
    Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

    I use Eternal September as my primary means of access and MacGUI as
    my secondary. Google was my tertiary.

    Eternal September is great and it's free.

    http://www.eternal-september.org/

    I'm still trying to find a news reader that I like. I'm using Claws
    Mail right now. It works pretty good, but it just seems kind of clunky.

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  • From Bill Chatfield@21:1/5 to I am Rob on Fri Dec 15 09:51:10 2023
    On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:08:28 -0800 (PST)
    I am Rob <gids.rs@sasktel.net> wrote:

    If I am not mistaken, you are still afflicted by spam, are you not?
    And what about the ability to upload pictures/data/videos on NNTP
    servers? I am unfamiliar with this mode of communicatio and will
    have to look more into newsreaders.

    http://www.eternal-september.org/ is filtering out the spam for me.

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  • From Hugh Hood@21:1/5 to I am Rob on Fri Dec 15 11:10:02 2023
    On 12/14/23 9:08 PM, I am Rob wrote:

    If I am not mistaken, you are still afflicted by spam, are you not?
    And what about the ability to upload pictures/data/videos on NNTP
    servers? I am unfamiliar with this mode of communication and will
    have to look more into newsreaders.

    Rob,

    Actually, until just recently (and thankfully none today), SPAM hasn't
    been an issue for me.

    As for a newsreader -- On both a Mac and Windows, I've been using the
    one built into the Mozilla Thunderbird email program. It's just like
    having another email box -- just choose the groups to which you wish to subscribe (I've got 5) and read the messages just like new emails.
    Responses are the same.

    It's nothing fancy, but then, neither am I.




    Hugh Hood

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  • From Kelvin Sherlock@21:1/5 to I am Rob on Fri Dec 15 17:41:45 2023
    You know the horror story that ends with "The calls are coming from inside
    the house"?

    Spoiler alert: the spam is coming from Google.

    In <a21feede-997f-4343-a682-cddcac638b2an@googlegroups.com>
    I am Rob <gids.rs@sasktel.net> writes:

    If I am not mistaken, you are still afflicted by spam, are you not?

    -------
    ProLine: kelvin@pro-kegs

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Jerry Penner on Fri Dec 15 23:18:10 2023
    Jerry Penner <jerry+a2@jpen.ca> wrote:
    I am Rob <gids.rs@sasktel.net> writes:

    It has been announced that Google Groups will no longer upload to Usenet groups.

    "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."

    That might put a damper on the viability of csa2/cea2/csa2p.


    Then I would like to invite everyone to meet me over on Atariage. It is a way better forum
    anyways that allows one to post files, pictures and videos.

    And a way better editor for entering posts. No checking off that you are not a bot. And
    the best of all, NO SPAM.

    https://forums.atariage.com/forum/158-apple-ii-computers

    As many of us do, use an NNTP server, and unhook from google right now.

    I occasionally drop into the AtariAge forums, but not too often. It is
    too bad the Apple II forums are dwindling, but it does go with the territory.

    http://reddit.com/r/apple2 ;)
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  • From Jerry Penner@21:1/5 to I am Rob on Sat Dec 16 22:00:07 2023
    I am Rob <gids.rs@sasktel.net> writes:

    It has been announced that Google Groups will no longer upload to Usenet groups.

    "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."

    That might put a damper on the viability of csa2/cea2/csa2p.


    Then I would like to invite everyone to meet me over on Atariage. It is a way better forum
    anyways that allows one to post files, pictures and videos.

    And a way better editor for entering posts. No checking off that you are not a bot. And
    the best of all, NO SPAM.

    https://forums.atariage.com/forum/158-apple-ii-computers
    As many of us do, use an NNTP server, and unhook from google right now.

    I occasionally drop into the AtariAge forums, but not too often. It is
    too bad the Apple II forums are dwindling, but it does go with the territory.


    If I am not mistaken, you are still afflicted by spam, are you not?
    And what about the ability to upload pictures/data/videos on NNTP servers? I am
    unfamiliar with this mode of communicatio and will have to look more into newsreaders.

    There is some occasional spam. I filter that out with gnus
    score-files. Recent-ish discussions here, or in comp.sys.apple2 have
    said the spam problem seems to be worse if you're reading on google
    groups. I have no first-hand experience with that.

    --
    Jerry jerry+a2 at jpen.ca

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  • From MummyChunk@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 21 02:24:33 2023
    It has been announced that Google Groups will no longer upload to
    Usenet groups.

    "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."

    That might put a damper on the viability of csa2/cea2/csa2p.

    I am Rob wrote:



    Then I would like to invite everyone to meet me over on Atariage.
    It is a way better forum anyways that allows one to post files,
    pictures and videos.

    And a way better editor for entering posts. No checking off that
    you are not a bot. And the best of all, NO SPAM.


    https://forums.atariage.com/forum/158-apple-ii-computers

    Plenty
    of other web-based front ends that carry this group if you dont want
    to use NNTP


    This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=657375681#657375681

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