Usenet and Google Groups

[John Foust]

At 06:01 PM 1/30/2021, you wrote:
>>>Which Henry was that?  Henry Spencer perhaps?
>>Yes, Henry Spencer (formerly of zoo.toronto.edu).
>>N.
>
>Another blast from the past.  I haven't seen anything of or spoken with him in nearly 30 years.

A legend, indeed, and one that only makes me upset about Google's Usenet archive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups

Couldn't Google just give someone else a copy of what Spencer
(and everyone else) gave them?

- John