From: Yves Dhondt on 6 May 2010 14:58 Considering the amount of websites which provide portals to these newsgroups, including Google, they might stay alive a bit longer than expected. Yves "Graham Mayor" <gmayor(a)REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message news:eWn$ahN7KHA.5708(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote in message > news:O9RUC1L7KHA.604(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> But y'know what? They *don't* own usenet! There simply is no way for >> them to kill these groups. They can turn off their server, but the >> groups will live on. :-) >> >> -- >> .NET: It's About Trust! >> http://vfred.mvps.org >> > Unfortunately they die on their own, by virtue of the fact that most > people are completely unaware of them :( > Usenet is the best part of the internet, but presentation is far more > important than content (bullsh*t baffles brains), so lets make everything > far more difficult :( > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > >
From: Karl E. Peterson on 6 May 2010 18:59 Graham Mayor wrote: > "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote... >> But y'know what? They *don't* own usenet! There simply is no way for them >> to kill these groups. They can turn off their server, but the groups will >> live on. :-) > > Unfortunately they die on their own, by virtue of the fact that most people > are completely unaware of them :( Good thing they gave us a couple months to raise awareness! <eg> > Usenet is the best part of the internet, but presentation is far more > important than content (bullsh*t baffles brains), so lets make everything far > more difficult :( I still blame Ronald Reagan for that... <gd&r> -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
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