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From: John Larkin on 21 May 2010 17:21 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/usenet_duke_server/ John
From: Joerg on 21 May 2010 18:54 John Larkin wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/usenet_duke_server/ > Very sad. Another university that doesn't get it. http://news.duke.edu/2010/05/usenet.html Quote : "New tools � from blogs and RSS feeds to Facebook and Twitter � have made online communication more user-friendly since the days of Usenet, ..." ROFL! -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joel Koltner on 21 May 2010 19:10 "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:laudv5l9n6n50cqeoo7tnk0772c5mhf072(a)4ax.com... > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/usenet_duke_server/ Low usage? Check. Rising costs? Come on -- the cost of hard drives and bandwidth for Usenet has been dropping ever since it started. I suspect i'ts more like, "disinterest on the part of the current IT guys, and low enough usage that no one will squak too loudly if we pull the plug."
From: Michael A. Terrell on 21 May 2010 20:52 Joel Koltner wrote: > > "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message > news:laudv5l9n6n50cqeoo7tnk0772c5mhf072(a)4ax.com... > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/usenet_duke_server/ > > Low usage? Check. > > Rising costs? Come on -- the cost of hard drives and bandwidth for Usenet has > been dropping ever since it started. > > I suspect i'ts more like, "disinterest on the part of the current IT guys, and > low enough usage that no one will squak too loudly if we pull the plug." No one at Duke that's smart enough to keep it running? -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Joerg on 21 May 2010 21:15
Michael A. Terrell wrote: > Joel Koltner wrote: >> "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message >> news:laudv5l9n6n50cqeoo7tnk0772c5mhf072(a)4ax.com... >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/20/usenet_duke_server/ >> Low usage? Check. >> >> Rising costs? Come on -- the cost of hard drives and bandwidth for Usenet has >> been dropping ever since it started. >> >> I suspect i'ts more like, "disinterest on the part of the current IT guys, and >> low enough usage that no one will squak too loudly if we pull the plug." > > > No one at Duke that's smart enough to keep it running? > Or even make money off of it like the guys at the university in Berlin, Germany. They offer Usenet subscription for 10 Euros a year for all those whose ISP had ditched Usenet. I am posting via them right now, after AT&T tossed newsgroup access. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM. |