4 Jun
2011
4 Jun
'11
7:16 p.m.
On 6/4/11 10:12 PM, madodel wrote:
But not everyone has access to a usenet server
anymore. If there are any
free ones left they are limited or have other problems, like poor
retention. My ISP still provides Usenet, but I know a lot of people
who's ISP killed their usenet service completely. So Usenet is becoming
less available. Yes hobbes is an archive, but there are mirrors so it
wouldn't be lost entirely, except for the history of it being one of the
first and largest of it's kind. If every provider kills their Usenet
servers then the network dies. And Google sucks for Usenet, so don't
even go there.
ISPs aren't the only entities capable of running Usenet servers. I'm
running one. If you bring one up, I'll peer with you. Usenet isn't in
danger of dying, but even if it were, smart people could easily keep it
going.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL