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I have searched for various backup newsgroup access for those times when Eternal September goes down or has technical issues.

For a long time Google groups was the defacto fall back, but they did
nothing to filter the onslaught of spam, and finally just gave up.

Polytech forum uses content from this group to juice up their web
forums, but they are slow to update, and practice a high degree of
censorship.

Narkive backs up many groups, but they can be difficult navigate, you sometimes get old results, and it is slow to update. As near as I can
tell you can't post.

A while back I discovered a web portal that mirrors all the Usenet
groups I read, doesn't appear to censor any legitimate (or semi
legitimate) post, and filters out all the SPAM. Mostly I used it when I
was away from the computer on my mobile to see if there were any useful replies to questions I had asked. It is crude, but it seems to just
work. The other day I registered to be able to post. Accounts are
validated manually. It took a day and a half for me to get a password
to logon. I gave it a try this morning, and my post appeared immediately.

If you need another backup source for reading Usenet groups https://newsgrouper.org/ might be a decent web portal to keep in your
back pocket.
--
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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From Newsgroup: rec.crafts.metalworking

On 3/23/2026 1:07 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

I have searched for various backup newsgroup access for those times when Eternal September goes down or has technical issues.

For a long time Google groups was the defacto fall back, but they did nothing to filter the onslaught of spam, and finally just gave up.

Polytech forum uses content from this group to juice up their web
forums, but they are slow to update, and practice a high degree of censorship.

Narkive backs up many groups, but they can be difficult navigate, you sometimes get old results, and it is slow to update.-a As near as I can
tell you can't post.

A while back I discovered a web portal that mirrors all the Usenet
groups I read, doesn't appear to censor any legitimate (or semi
legitimate) post, and filters out all the SPAM.-a Mostly I used it when I was away from the computer on my mobile to see if there were any useful replies to questions I had asked.-a It is crude, but it seems to just work.-a The other day I registered to be able to post.-a Accounts are validated manually.-a It took a day and a half for me to get a password
to logon.-a I gave it a try this morning, and my post appeared immediately.

If you need another backup source for reading Usenet groups https://newsgrouper.org/ might be a decent web portal to keep in your
back pocket.

My backup is blocknews . It's a paid subscription , I bought a
"block" of data access about 15 years ago and ain't used it all yet .
Their filters used to leave a lot to be desired but seems in the last
couple of years they've tightened it up a lot .
--
Snag
I appreciated foreign cultures more
when they stayed foreign ...
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Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> writes:

On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:07:02 -0700
Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> wrote:

I have searched for various backup newsgroup access for those times when >>Eternal September goes down or has technical issues.

<snip>

In reading through the pointed, terse info for Newsgrouper... it seems
to be using Eternal September for its magic. So may not work so well depending on what's wrong at ES.

It does look like a good way to read and maybe post to Groups on my
phone with web browser. So kudos for letting us know about this
siteEfaiN+A

Thanks - I will search around for info.
Rgds, Rich Smith
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