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    From Jay E. Morris@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 14 19:45:46 2023
    https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381921477344227-87081626&p=usenet&rd=1

    Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet groups, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search
    for historical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google
    Groups.

    In addition, Google’s Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server and associated peering will no longer be available, meaning Google will not
    support serving new Usenet content or exchanging content with other NNTP servers.

    This change will not impact any non-Usenet content on Google Groups,
    including all user and organization-created groups. Most of the current
    Google Groups content is not Usenet content and will not be affected.

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  • From Simon Clubley@21:1/5 to Jay E. Morris on Fri Dec 15 13:07:01 2023
    On 2023-12-14, Jay E. Morris <morrisj@epsilon3.comcon> wrote:
    https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381921477344227-87081626&p=usenet&rd=1

    Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet groups, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search
    for historical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google Groups.

    In addition, Google?s Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server and associated peering will no longer be available, meaning Google will not support serving new Usenet content or exchanging content with other NNTP servers.

    This change will not impact any non-Usenet content on Google Groups, including all user and organization-created groups. Most of the current Google Groups content is not Usenet content and will not be affected.

    They appear to have pulled it forward a week to 15-Feb-2024.

    I'm impressed there's still someone left at Google who knows what NNTP is.

    Simon.

    --
    Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
    Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.

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  • From Single Stage to Orbit@21:1/5 to Simon Clubley on Fri Dec 15 18:19:43 2023
    On Fri, 2023-12-15 at 13:07 +0000, Simon Clubley wrote:

    I'm impressed there's still someone left at Google who knows what
    NNTP is.

    About feckin' time they woke up!
    --
    Tactical Nuclear Kittens

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  • From Subcommandante XDelta@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 16 09:46:52 2023
    On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:38:37 -0500, bill <bill.gunshannon@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/15/2023 8:07 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
    On 2023-12-14, Jay E. Morris <morrisj@epsilon3.comcon> wrote:
    https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538?visit_id=638381921477344227-87081626&p=usenet&rd=1

    Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at
    groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet >>> groups, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search
    for historical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google
    Groups.
    :
    :

    I'm impressed there's still someone left at Google who knows what NNTP is. >>

    Now, perhaps, USENET can get back to its real purpose....

    bill


    Yes, discussing matters VMS!

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  • From Single Stage to Orbit@21:1/5 to bill on Sat Dec 16 11:31:34 2023
    On Fri, 2023-12-15 at 20:24 -0500, bill wrote:
    I'm impressed there's still someone left at Google who knows
    what NNTP is.


    Now, perhaps, USENET can get back to its real purpose....

    bill


    Yes, discussing matters VMS!

    And COBOL and CP/M and OS-9 etc.

    And MS-DOG. :-D
    --
    Tactical Nuclear Kittens

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  • From Single Stage to Orbit@21:1/5 to Subcommandante XDelta on Sat Dec 16 11:33:31 2023
    On Sat, 2023-12-16 at 09:46 +1100, Subcommandante XDelta wrote:
    Yes, discussing matters VMS!

    In the meantime I invoked a global shitlist on anything coming out of
    Google in LeafNode (Injection-Info: google*) which seems to have nuked
    all the miscreant postings.

    Once google groups shuts down for good, I'll remove this.
    --
    Tactical Nuclear Kittens

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