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  • Today, 10 years ago

    From Stefan Ram@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 5 08:09:37 2024
    Today [2024-02-06], 10 years ago [2014-02-06]:

    Oregonian Haruspex posted "Welcome Slashdot refugees!" to comp.misc

    (according to Spiros Bousbouras on 2023-01-06).

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Oregonian Haruspex@21:1/5 to Stefan Ram on Fri Feb 9 07:51:11 2024
    Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
    Today [2024-02-06], 10 years ago [2014-02-06]:

    Oregonian Haruspex posted "Welcome Slashdot refugees!" to comp.misc

    (according to Spiros Bousbouras on 2023-01-06).



    I’m still here! I read Usenet a couple times per week but mostly lurk. It’s great to see how many groups are slowly coming back to life.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to Oregonian Haruspex on Sat Feb 10 09:20:48 2024
    On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 07:51:11 -0000 (UTC)
    Oregonian Haruspex <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
    Today [2024-02-06], 10 years ago [2014-02-06]:

    Oregonian Haruspex posted "Welcome Slashdot refugees!" to comp.misc

    (according to Spiros Bousbouras on 2023-01-06).



    I’m still here! I read Usenet a couple times per week but mostly lurk. It’s
    great to see how many groups are slowly coming back to life.

    Nah Usenet is dead; I was told this 10 years ago.

    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Adrian@21:1/5 to John" on Sat Feb 10 13:53:46 2024
    In message <20240210092048.a37d67a58729a3048eeb5581@127.0.0.1>,
    "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> writes
    On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 07:51:11 -0000 (UTC)
    Oregonian Haruspex <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
    Today [2024-02-06], 10 years ago [2014-02-06]:

    Oregonian Haruspex posted "Welcome Slashdot refugees!" to comp.misc

    (according to Spiros Bousbouras on 2023-01-06).



    I’m still here! I read Usenet a couple times per week but mostly
    lurk. It’s
    great to see how many groups are slowly coming back to life.

    Nah Usenet is dead; I was told this 10 years ago.


    There's no demand for it. I've been telling enquirers that for years.

    Adrian
    --
    To Reply :
    replace "bulleid" with "adrian" - all mail to bulleid is rejected
    Sorry for the rigmarole, If I want spam, I'll go to the shops
    Every time someone says "I don't believe in trolls", another one dies.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Julieta Shem@21:1/5 to Adrian on Sat Feb 10 11:05:30 2024
    Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> writes:

    [...]

    Nah Usenet is dead; I was told this 10 years ago.

    There's no demand for it. I've been telling enquirers that for years.

    It's old stuff. It only lasts while there are old people for using it.
    People have been saying this for as long as language exists.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)