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On 4/10/2025 4:33 AM, Henry wrote:

This group is alas a mere shadow of its former self back in the glory
days of Pat Townson. Many of the old regulars may well be jacking in at
that Great Switchboard in the sky, like Pat. Or gone on to other things.

Kind of like Usenet in general, I guess. :-(

'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.'

I've only been here for a few years, but I'm glad that someone picked up
the reins after Bill Horne fell ill. I've watched a number of groups
die just over the last few years. This might be the only moderated
group I still check into.
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This group is alas a mere shadow of its former self back in the glory
days of Pat Townson. Many of the old regulars may well be jacking in at
that Great Switchboard in the sky, like Pat. Or gone on to other things.

Kind of like Usenet in general, I guess. :-(

'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.'

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"Henry" <henry999@eircom.net> wrote:

This group is alas a mere shadow of its former self back in the glory
days of Pat Townson. Many of the old regulars may well be jacking in at
that Great Switchboard in the sky, like Pat. Or gone on to other things.

Kind of like Usenet in general, I guess. :-(

'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.'

And yet I keep it in my list of groups to download headers from. Hope springs eternal...

--
Usenet: The world's first (and best) social network.
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On 10.04.2025 07:29 Uhr Arthur Conan Doyle wrote:

"Henry" <henry999@eircom.net> wrote:

This group is alas a mere shadow of its former self back in the glory
days of Pat Townson. Many of the old regulars may well be jacking in
at that Great Switchboard in the sky, like Pat. Or gone on to other
things.

Kind of like Usenet in general, I guess. :-(

'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.'

And yet I keep it in my list of groups to download headers from. Hope
springs eternal...

Sometimes interesting stuff is being posted. I read since 2021 and
sometimes post.

Usenet: The world's first (and best) social network.

Agreed. :-)
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kind regards
Marco

Send spam to 1744262957muell@stinkedores.dorfdsl.de

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On 4/10/2025 3:33 AM, Henry wrote:

This group is alas a mere shadow of its former self back in the glory
days of Pat Townson.

I got an 800 number from a vendor PAT recommended, the first day of Portability. Great deal, and the number spelled my company name.

I also miss the Templeton era of r.h.f
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I'm part of the vast libertarian conspiracy to take over the world and
leave everyone alone.

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"Henry" <henry999@eircom.net> writes:

This group is alas a mere shadow of its former self back in the glory
days of Pat Townson. Many of the old regulars may well be jacking in at
that Great Switchboard in the sky, like Pat. Or gone on to other things.

Kind of like Usenet in general, I guess. :-(

'Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.'

Telephones aren't what they used to be.

I'm old enough to remember "23 ring 2" phone numbers and crank phones.
We still have a land line and a Nortel 2500 set but I have a smart
phone that I don't really know how to use as well.
--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada

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