From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

Two newsgroups claimed to be in a nonexistant top-level a.* hierarchy
and another nonexistant group cut from crosspost.

Billy G. <contact-5c2e-000@pugleaf.net> wrote:

here are some free alternatives for reading.
most servers listed need an account for posting.

+ more: open pugleaf servers at Port 119 or 563 SSL
Retention starts: Sep 01, 2025.

Efc?Efca news-can.pugleaf.net | Montreal / Canada
TOR: pkq37mrydcjc4hkv2pu6alvad2f2iysnyffwbkquj5twzi7lshwje7id.onion:119

YGG: [200:2b14:f2d1:f63e:7d97:cd8a:6d1f:a95f]:119

Efc|Efc+ news-lax.pugleaf.net | Los Angeles / USA West
TOR: derpefchhgbmou6nivzq2ajnkegpguk25xc654meujs5ldu6x7avl3id.onion:119

YGG: [200:9359:d9ae:fb4e:05d8:6038:1f24:cb03]:119

Efc|Efc+ news-sfo.pugleaf.net | San Francisco / USA West
TOR: mlmwfop6ysdohrlidazpramtkjeanznrpuj2o54jaxfew7ubqf5gbxqd.onion:119

YGG: [200:6bb2:dbd7:41b4:23e2:5999:88f9:c6cc]:119

Efc|Efc+ news-wdc.pugleaf.net | Washington / USA East
TOR: tws5lk6q4k343oxnvp5ejnxldhkpaolll6wl6yo5etcb3opq4u2333id.onion:119

YGG: [201:fa2e:6602:364a:a091:6ab9:4d30:bc61]:119

Efc|Efc# news-ams.pugleaf.net | Amsterdam / Netherlands
TOR: apjhyuwozpsrxhudiefxp547dpv2u46xowo4l6ufpqgek2xu5irot5yd.onion:119

YGG: [203:4b12:83a0:63d9:8bc6:3f03:b4b1:2da5]:119

Efc-Efc- news-fra.pugleaf.net | Frankfurt / Germany
TOR: daizdh5dzadcx4v56vwilbpw76y4fnfhkutn3pspbkklxp3swkg4oaqd.onion:119

YGG: [201:bd18:433e:96a6:928e:cccb:a5e6:64f7]:119

Efc4Efco news-lon.pugleaf.net | London / United Kingdom
TOR: iat3kqk4wx75ai24rjz7u5lqr6xwbgp7gvqwt5t2kcb74wtkpamfk6ad.onion:119

YGG: [203:0f26:377c:a258:8e6a:22a2:9878:f923]:119

Efc+Efc4 news-sin.pugleaf.net | Singapore / Singapore
TOR: k2jncpwygu7u6p24aol6zxs36jhnyrvey2kjjpq3ktpzr433v7texvad.onion:119

YGG: [201:8874:d610:a9cd:9d0e:173d:8345:5758]:119

Efc| news-tyo.pugleaf.net | Tokyo / Japan

TOR: h7yirgkelxgefct6qrn7esakg7cxjurmttnel2hkhp2lhojr6h5d7kad.onion:119

YGG: [200:1e11:6663:0f50:6773:84ed:51f0:a9cd]:119

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Billy G. (go-while)
https://pugleaf.net
@Newsgroup: rocksolid.nodes.help
irc.pugleaf.net:6697 (SSL) #lounge
TOR-IRC: ij7fmstcudrwyty5p6iloodeenur4wksovlhbyrfubat7eixplmrxvqd.onion:6667

Why are you encouraging users to use a subdomain under pugleaf.net with
nobody@ on their From lines?
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From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

On Oct 1, 2025 at 10:17:31rC>AM CDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Two newsgroups claimed to be in a nonexistant top-level a.* hierarchy
and another nonexistant group cut from crosspost.

Technically, it was only two a.* groups that were erroneous. alt.free.nntp exists here and in the active file available from ISC.

For Billy G - a.* shouldn't exist, but you'll find it in a lot of articles, particularly in archives. From my perspective, text articles posted there were intended to be posted to alt.*.

Some newsreaders abbreviate newsgroups within the UI, which may confuse naive users (Thunderbird displays n.a.misc for news.admin.misc, for example). Most commericial NSPs accept posts with any value in the Newsgroups header and pass them along.

On instances you are allowing posting, I'd limit accepted newsgroups to what
is currently found at https://downloads.isc.org/usenet/CONFIG/active.
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From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

Jesse Rehmer wrote:

On Oct 1, 2025 at 10:17:31rC>AM CDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Two newsgroups claimed to be in a nonexistant top-level a.* hierarchy
and another nonexistant group cut from crosspost.

Technically, it was only two a.* groups that were erroneous. alt.free.nntp exists here and in the active file available from ISC.

For Billy G - a.* shouldn't exist, but you'll find it in a lot of articles, particularly in archives. From my perspective, text articles posted there were
intended to be posted to alt.*.

Some newsreaders abbreviate newsgroups within the UI, which may confuse naive users (Thunderbird displays n.a.misc for news.admin.misc, for example). Most commericial NSPs accept posts with any value in the Newsgroups header and pass
them along.

On instances you are allowing posting, I'd limit accepted newsgroups to what is currently found at https://downloads.isc.org/usenet/CONFIG/active.

oh now I see :D should not fly over lines but read sometimes.

why did I put a.* and not alt. ?
no idea... bug in the matrix
don't drink and drive!

Thanks!
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Billy G. (go-while)
https://pugleaf.net
@Newsgroup: rocksolid.nodes.help
irc.pugleaf.net:6697 (SSL) #lounge
TOR-IRC: ij7fmstcudrwyty5p6iloodeenur4wksovlhbyrfubat7eixplmrxvqd.onion:6667 --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

Jesse Rehmer <jesse.rehmer@blueworldhosting.com> wrote:

On Oct 1, 2025 at 10:17:31 AM CDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Two newsgroups claimed to be in a nonexistant top-level a.* hierarchy
and another nonexistant group cut from crosspost.

Technically, it was only two a.* groups that were erroneous. alt.free.nntp >exists here and in the active file available from ISC.

I was around at the time and well remember how alt.free.newsservers got
started and the clueless proponent for the deliberately redundant alt.free.nntp. See my other followup.

. . .

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From Newsgroup: news.software.readers

On 01 Oct 2025, "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> posted some news:10bjgmb$e2kk$1@dont-email.me:

Two newsgroups claimed to be in a nonexistant top-level a.* hierarchy
and another nonexistant group cut from crosspost.

Billy G. <contact-5c2e-000@pugleaf.net> wrote:

here are some free alternatives for reading.
most servers listed need an account for posting.

+ more: open pugleaf servers at Port 119 or 563 SSL
Retention starts: Sep 01, 2025.

Efc?Efca news-can.pugleaf.net | Montreal / Canada
TOR:
pkq37mrydcjc4hkv2pu6alvad2f2iysnyffwbkquj5twzi7lshwje7id.onion:119

YGG: [200:2b14:f2d1:f63e:7d97:cd8a:6d1f:a95f]:119

Efc|Efc+ news-lax.pugleaf.net | Los Angeles / USA West
TOR:
derpefchhgbmou6nivzq2ajnkegpguk25xc654meujs5ldu6x7avl3id.onion:119

YGG: [200:9359:d9ae:fb4e:05d8:6038:1f24:cb03]:119

Efc|Efc+ news-sfo.pugleaf.net | San Francisco / USA West
TOR:
mlmwfop6ysdohrlidazpramtkjeanznrpuj2o54jaxfew7ubqf5gbxqd.onion:119

YGG: [200:6bb2:dbd7:41b4:23e2:5999:88f9:c6cc]:119

Efc|Efc+ news-wdc.pugleaf.net | Washington / USA East
TOR:
tws5lk6q4k343oxnvp5ejnxldhkpaolll6wl6yo5etcb3opq4u2333id.onion:119

YGG: [201:fa2e:6602:364a:a091:6ab9:4d30:bc61]:119

Efc|Efc# news-ams.pugleaf.net | Amsterdam / Netherlands
TOR:
apjhyuwozpsrxhudiefxp547dpv2u46xowo4l6ufpqgek2xu5irot5yd.onion:119

YGG: [203:4b12:83a0:63d9:8bc6:3f03:b4b1:2da5]:119

Efc-Efc- news-fra.pugleaf.net | Frankfurt / Germany
TOR:
daizdh5dzadcx4v56vwilbpw76y4fnfhkutn3pspbkklxp3swkg4oaqd.onion:119

YGG: [201:bd18:433e:96a6:928e:cccb:a5e6:64f7]:119

Efc4Efco news-lon.pugleaf.net | London / United Kingdom
TOR:
iat3kqk4wx75ai24rjz7u5lqr6xwbgp7gvqwt5t2kcb74wtkpamfk6ad.onion:119

YGG: [203:0f26:377c:a258:8e6a:22a2:9878:f923]:119

Efc+Efc4 news-sin.pugleaf.net | Singapore / Singapore
TOR:
k2jncpwygu7u6p24aol6zxs36jhnyrvey2kjjpq3ktpzr433v7texvad.onion:119

YGG: [201:8874:d610:a9cd:9d0e:173d:8345:5758]:119

Efc| news-tyo.pugleaf.net | Tokyo / Japan

TOR:
h7yirgkelxgefct6qrn7esakg7cxjurmttnel2hkhp2lhojr6h5d7kad.onion:119

YGG: [200:1e11:6663:0f50:6773:84ed:51f0:a9cd]:119

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Billy G. (go-while)
https://pugleaf.net
@Newsgroup: rocksolid.nodes.help
irc.pugleaf.net:6697 (SSL) #lounge
TOR-IRC: >>ij7fmstcudrwyty5p6iloodeenur4wksovlhbyrfubat7eixplmrxvqd.onion:6667

Why are you encouraging users to use a subdomain under pugleaf.net
with nobody@ on their From lines?

He's trolling for suckerfish. Looks like he got one.

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