From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!
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In message <108lb51$ac7s$1@dont-email.me>, John Rumm <see.my.signature@nowhere.null> writes

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

Can't help about web access, but there was a HoH post earlier today :

"Lamona Oven Glass Shattered"

Adrian
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For a better method of access, please see:

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On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 23:06:23 +0100, John Rumm
<see.my.signature@nowhere.null> wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

So... I've been rummaging around on t'interweb. There are the usual,
paid-for, web-based usenet services like Easynet which are geared up
to users of binary files and there are three text based services
listed in the Wikipedia article on Web Based Usenet one of which is
Novabbs. I think we have to strike that one off the list, don't we?


Next up, Nemoweb.net seems to work.

That their interface is in French needn't be
an impediment but the fact that it only seems to carry the Big 8 and
fr.* groups might be.

I'm afraid these days my French is only
https://youtu.be/Tn0-6n_dng4&t=48 or https://youtu.be/79O_Nv0RFXs&t=93
or www.youtube.com/watch?v=262fs3Zw9Ag none of which is really
adequate for asking if they could add uk.d-i-y and
uk.legal.moderated and maybe umra too, pretty please?). Anybody up for
popping in and asking them?



Newsgrouper.org also works. Not that you'd know it if you connect from
anywhere in the UK when all you will see is a big bold notice saying
they no longer serve the UK because of the Online Safety Act. However,
when I popped over to The Netherlands one afternoon, so to speak, it
was working fine from there.

HTH

Nick
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On 27/08/2025 02:04, Nick Odell wrote:

However,
when I popped over to The Netherlands one afternoon

Many years ago I sorted out web proxying so I could do my browsing
outside of the UK for the simple reason that I do not need to be treated
as a suspected criminal by my government. Best move I ever made. I can
be in the UK, USA, and several non EU and non-Five Eyes countries.

None of this Online Safety pish bites me at present and all for
re43.99/month ;-)


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On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

Dunno, but I use Blueworld hosting as an alternative
- https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com/
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John Rumm wrote:

it looks like NovaBBS is not working

I think it was found to have massive security holes :-(



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On 27 Aug 2025 at 08:54:11 BST, mm0fmf wrote:

On 27/08/2025 02:04, Nick Odell wrote:

However,
when I popped over to The Netherlands one afternoon

Many years ago I sorted out web proxying so I could do my browsing
outside of the UK for the simple reason that I do not need to be treated
as a suspected criminal by my government. Best move I ever made. I can
be in the UK, USA, and several non EU and non-Five Eyes countries.

None of this Online Safety pish bites me at present and all for
re43.99/month ;-)

I've used a VPN for several years. recently changed to this mob:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com

Recommended - price is good and decent low profile software. The only thing I haven't figured out is the kill switch ((close applications if the VPN becomes disconnected). I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
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John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups

For read-only access there's <https://uk.d-i-y.narkive.com>

I don't know what extra functionality you get by creating a login?

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On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user, but it
is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it doesn't
update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always comes back including the past missing posts.

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On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user, but it
is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:12:27 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even
HoH may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user,
but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it
doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always
comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

Me too. 'Tritto?'
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:18:10 +0100, Davey <davey@example.invalid>
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:12:27 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even
HoH may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user,
but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it
doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always
comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

Me too. 'Tritto?'

Me too, Quadrotto (?!?) But the OP was asking about web-based usenet
and I must admit there are some times when Novabbs (requiescat in
pace) was really useful because I couldn't easily access a news server
at that particular time.

Nick
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The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user, but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

But it's not web access is it? That's what the OP was after.
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On 27/08/2025 12:18, Davey wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:12:27 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even
HoH may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user,
but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it
doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always
comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

Me too. 'Tritto?'

Not really. It's Italian for 'what he said'
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name. They must face the full meaning of that which they are advocating
or condoning; the full, exact, specific meaning of collectivism, of its logical implications, of the principles upon which it is based, and of
the ultimate consequences to which these principles will lead. They must
face it, then decide whether this is what they want or not.

Ayn Rand.

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On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:51:22 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 12:18, Davey wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:12:27 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access
to usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working.
Even HoH may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user,
but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it
doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always
comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

Me too. 'Tritto?'

Not really. It's Italian for 'what he said'

Well, even so, as a made-up word, it's no less sensible than some of the
stuff that was added to the Cambridge dictionary recently!
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On 27/08/2025 15:00, Davey wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:51:22 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 12:18, Davey wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:12:27 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access
to usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working.
Even HoH may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user,
but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it
doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always
comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

Me too. 'Tritto?'

Not really. It's Italian for 'what he said'

Well, even so, as a made-up word, it's no less sensible than some of the stuff that was added to the Cambridge dictionary recently!

No argument with that!

If you watch 'Rob words' or Rob and Jesse Zafarris' 'words unravelled'
on you tube, the progression from original word meaning to how its
pronounced and spelled and irts current meaning is long and tortuous...
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On 26/08/2025 23:31, Adrian wrote:

In message <108lb51$ac7s$1@dont-email.me>, John Rumm <see.my.signature@nowhere.null> writes

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even HoH
may have given up!

Can't help about web access, but there was a HoH post earlier today :

"Lamona Oven Glass Shattered"

Ironic - a reply to a 13 year old post :-)

ok I will put a link back in the web section of newsgroup access tips.
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On 27/08/2025 12:38, Nick Odell wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:18:10 +0100, Davey <davey@example.invalid>
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:12:27 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 27/08/2025 10:51, Indy Jess John wrote:

On 26/08/2025 23:06, John Rumm wrote:

Anyone know of any still working web sites that can give access to
usenet groups such as this?

Google has gone and now it looks like NovaBBS is not working. Even
HoH may have given up!

I am using news.eternal-september.org to access this NG.

It doesn't carry binaries and I had to register myself as a user,
but it is a free server.

It is reasonably reliable. It occasionally goes off air (ie it
doesn't update with new posts) for a couple of days, but it always
comes back including the past missing posts.

Ditto.

Me too. 'Tritto?'

Me too, Quadrotto (?!?) But the OP was asking about web-based usenet
and I must admit there are some times when Novabbs (requiescat in
pace) was really useful because I couldn't easily access a news server
at that particular time.

Quinto - I was wondering when someone would spot the "web access"
requirement :-)

(I use ES as well)
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John.

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On 27/08/2025 21:57, John Rumm wrote:

snip <

Quinto - I was wondering when someone would spot the "web access" requirement :-)

As I said earlier, dunno. Don't keep up to date with these type of
things. Did find
- https://www.newsgroupreviews.com/web-usenet.html

which suggests that EasyNews is the only one left but annoyingly no date
on the page.
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https://uk.d-i-y.narkive.com/
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:46:15 +0100, David Governo
<example@example.com> wrote:

https://uk.d-i-y.narkive.com/

I had always thought narkive was a read-only resource but clicking
through to any article in any thread provides links to "permalink" and
"reply." Clicking "reply" invites me to log in or register first but
all my attempts have lead only to a blank screen.

narkive.com/about and narkive.com/legalese lead me to think signing
up is possible but reality seems otherwise. I've tried different
browsers and <cough> opening narkive from different countries but
nothing else happens.

Anybody here able to post to narkive?


Nick
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On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:08:02 +0100, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:46:15 +0100, David Governo
<example@example.com> wrote:

https://uk.d-i-y.narkive.com/

I had always thought narkive was a read-only resource but clicking
through to any article in any thread provides links to "permalink" and >"reply." Clicking "reply" invites me to log in or register first but
all my attempts have lead only to a blank screen.

narkive.com/about and narkive.com/legalese lead me to think signing
up is possible but reality seems otherwise. I've tried different
browsers and <cough> opening narkive from different countries but
nothing else happens.

Anybody here able to post to narkive?

(Two days later...)
I'll take that as a "No" then.

Nick
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Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> posted:

On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:08:02 +0100, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

I had always thought narkive was a read-only resource but clicking
through to any article in any thread provides links to "permalink" and >"reply." Clicking "reply" invites me to log in or register first but
all my attempts have lead only to a blank screen.

narkive.com/about and narkive.com/legalese lead me to think signing
up is possible but reality seems otherwise. I've tried different
browsers and <cough> opening narkive from different countries but
nothing else happens.

Anybody here able to post to narkive?

Narkive used to support posting, but that has been broken for some time.
The administrator told me by email that he no longer has time to fix it.
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On Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:27:21 GMT, Colin Macleod
<user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> posted:

On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:08:02 +0100, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

I had always thought narkive was a read-only resource but clicking
through to any article in any thread provides links to "permalink" and
"reply." Clicking "reply" invites me to log in or register first but
all my attempts have lead only to a blank screen.

narkive.com/about and narkive.com/legalese lead me to think signing
up is possible but reality seems otherwise. I've tried different
browsers and <cough> opening narkive from different countries but
nothing else happens.

Anybody here able to post to narkive?

Narkive used to support posting, but that has been broken for some time.
The administrator told me by email that he no longer has time to fix it.

Okay. Thanks. I appreciate the reply. So just the other one (from
outside UK) or a diplomatic approach to the French, then?

Nick
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