On 18 Sep 2023, Gamgee said the following...

Not true. There are quite a few active Linux-related newsgroups, and others.

the one i read, alt.os.linux.slackware, has a few good threads a month. about on par with some of the bbs echos around here.. and with similar people (they use it cause they like usenet..)

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Re: Re: Usenet Groups
By: fusion to Gamgee on Mon Sep 18 2023 11:16 pm

On 18 Sep 2023, Gamgee said the following...

Not true. There are quite a few active Linux-related newsgroups, and others.

the one i read, alt.os.linux.slackware, has a few good threads a month. about on par with some of the bbs echos around here.. and with similar people (they use it cause they like usenet..)

oh good we can have a competition to see which old hobby dies off first.
i'm surprised there's any people actually using usenet like that.
i guess the bots stopped raping it with spam.
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Re: Re: Usenet Groups
By: hollowone to MRO on Wed Sep 20 2023 01:05 pm

Still as a tech opportunity I find it interesting to see NNTP gateway under BBS credentials to access FTNs discussions via usenet client. I think Synchronet allows it, yet I don't see anybody truly enabling it.

Have you tested many BBSes to see if they have NNTP runing? I thought most Synchronet BBSes had NNTP enabled.

Nightfox

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Re: Re: Usenet Groups
By: Nightfox to hollowone on Fri Oct 13 2023 09:04 am

Re: Re: Usenet Groups
By: hollowone to MRO on Wed Sep 20 2023 01:05 pm

Still as a tech opportunity I find it interesting to see NNTP gateway under BBS credentials to access FTNs discussions via usenet client. I think Synchronet allows it, yet I don't see anybody truly enabling it.

Have you tested many BBSes to see if they have NNTP runing? I thought most Synchronet BBSes had NNTP enabled.

yeah it all depends on if they have the port open.
you, me and other people have used nntp with robust forum softwares to put our msg bases on the web.
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Have you tested many BBSes to see if they have NNTP runing? I thought Synchronet BBSes had NNTP enabled.

yeah it all depends on if they have the port open.
you, me and other people have used nntp with robust forum softwares to
put our msg bases on the web.
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All right, you to made me curious to recheck.

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