A few years ago i tried to read this group and it was all spam,
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:42:13 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
A few years ago i tried to read this group and it was all spam,
Usenet has gotten a lot less spammy and more pleasnt to use in the last year or
so since google nerfed it's Google Groups / Usenet bridge.
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Sent from my Personal DECstation 5000/25
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have good discussions and make some more memories.
Are you actually posting from a DECstation good sir?
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it
re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have good
discussions and make some more memories.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next >September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have good discussions and make some more memories.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
On 5 Jun 2026 19:25:27 GMT, rbowman wrote:
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next
September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
Not next September, NIN will be discontinued on Sept 30 *2027*.
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> posted:
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it
re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have
good discussions and make some more memories.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next
September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
Eternal September provides free nntp access and newsgrouper provides web access.
No binaries.
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
Are you actually posting from a DECstation good sir?
Indeed I am!
Well, currently I'm typing this on a Windows 98 laptop running eXcursion from the comfort of my couch, presenting a remote DecWindows session from the DecStation.
But the DecStation is the NewsReader client :)
Here's a glamour shot of the old girl right after I got it cleaned up: https://archives.smbfc.net/uploads/retrocomputing/Decstation.JPG
On Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:54:54 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> posted:
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it
re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have
good discussions and make some more memories.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next
September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
Eternal September provides free nntp access and newsgrouper provides web access.
No binaries.
I might go with ES. The root question is if the few groups I follow
provide anything useful. The Linux groups, other than the trolls I block, rehash the same old stuff. Others are so low traffic a post is a bit of a surprise. It's part of my routine, check the email, read a couple of news sites, look at the usenet groups. Is it any more than a force of habit?
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
Are you actually posting from a DECstation good sir?
Indeed I am!
Well, currently I'm typing this on a Windows 98 laptop running eXcursion from the comfort of my couch, presenting a remote DecWindows session from the DecStation.
But the DecStation is the NewsReader client :)
Here's a glamour shot of the old girl right after I got it cleaned up: https://archives.smbfc.net/uploads/retrocomputing/Decstation.JPG
--
Sent from my Personal DECstation 5000/25
I might go with ES. The root question is if the few groups I follow
provide anything useful. The Linux groups, other than the trolls I block, rehash the same old stuff. Others are so low traffic a post is a bit of a surprise. It's part of my routine, check the email, read a couple of news sites, look at the usenet groups. Is it any more than a force of habit?
On Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:54:54 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> posted:
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it
re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have
good discussions and make some more memories.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next
September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
Eternal September provides free nntp access and newsgrouper provides web
access.
No binaries.
I might go with ES. The root question is if the few groups I follow
provide anything useful. The Linux groups, other than the trolls I block, rehash the same old stuff. Others are so low traffic a post is a bit of a surprise. It's part of my routine, check the email, read a couple of news sites, look at the usenet groups. Is it any more than a force of habit?
On 2026-06-06, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
I might go with ES. The root question is if the few groups I follow
provide anything useful. The Linux groups, other than the trolls I
block, rehash the same old stuff. Others are so low traffic a post is a
bit of a surprise. It's part of my routine, check the email, read a
couple of news sites, look at the usenet groups. Is it any more than a
force of habit?
comp.theory is very active. And it's not spam, it actual people talking
about the supposed topic of the group!
[in reply to ReK2 Hispagatos <rek2@usenet_reborn.tui>]
On Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:08:22 GMT, Etheromania wrote:
But if I can get another 5 or 10 years of decent usenet before it re-septembers, that'll be just wonderful, I think I only got about 7
good usenet years first go around so that's a lot of time to have good discussions and make some more memories.
I've used individual.net for years but they're dropping usenet next September. I'm not sure it's worth the hassle to find another provider.
Well, currently I'm typing this on a Windows 98 laptop running eXcursion from the comfort of my couch, presenting a remote DecWindows session from the DecStation.
On 2026-06-06, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
comp.theory is very active. And it's not spam, it actual people talking about the supposed topic of the group!
On 2026-06-07, Esrimushmoneh <a@a.a> wrote:
On 2026-06-06, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
comp.theory is very active. And it's not spam, it actual people talking
about the supposed topic of the group!
I have always wondered if someone out there has a (maintained) list of
active groups on Usenet. I've occasionally found lists that were created
a long time ago and had /some/ active groups in them but were often
quite dated.
I did not make the comp.theory recommendation but I did try it after it
was mentioned. It smells like spam to me so I unsubscribed after a week.
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