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  • Re: Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'

    From News@21:1/5 to Geoff May on Fri Oct 28 15:30:30 2022
    On 10/28/2022 3:24 PM, Geoff May wrote:
    On 28/10/2022 17:55, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?

    I've not seen Adobe spam from my news feed (nntp.aioe.org).


    Just rec.sport.golf spam

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  • From Geoff May@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 28 20:24:11 2022
    On 28/10/2022 17:55, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?

    I've not seen Adobe spam from my news feed (nntp.aioe.org).

    Cheers

    Geoff

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 29 12:16:33 2022
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?



    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages. Showed as new messages to download but my Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    geoff

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to geoff on Fri Oct 28 17:35:21 2022
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 5:16:47 PM UTC-6, geoff wrote:

    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages. Showed as new messages to download but my Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    hey geoff
    thanks for the update on your boring existence

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  • From D Munz@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 29 07:01:23 2022
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 11:55:54 AM UTC-5, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?

    Yeah they show up if you are using google groups.

    FWIW
    DLM

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to geoff on Sat Oct 29 10:07:53 2022
    On 10/28/22 16:16, geoff wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?



    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages.  Showed as new messages to download but my Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    geoff

    Thank you Geoff.

    So, you use "Thunderbird" also.
    When my old program could no longer run (probably a
    couple of years ago - ??) I started using Thunderbird.

    All went well for a while. Now my 8 or so year old computer
    has failed, I've gotten a Chromebook, and using Thunderbird
    is 'possible' but seems at times untenable.

    What kind of computer are you using?

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 29 12:00:37 2022
    On Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11:07:56 AM UTC-6, a425couple wrote:

    What kind of computer are you using?

    I forget the type.
    But it is pink.
    His boyfriend bought it for him.

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 30 13:25:47 2022
    On 30/10/2022 6:07 am, a425couple wrote:
    On 10/28/22 16:16, geoff wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?



    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages.  Showed as new messages to download but my
    Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    geoff

    Thank you Geoff.

    So, you use "Thunderbird" also.
    When my old program could no longer run (probably a
    couple of years ago - ??) I started using Thunderbird.

    All went well for a while.  Now my 8 or so year old computer
    has failed, I've gotten a Chromebook, and using Thunderbird
    is 'possible' but seems at times untenable.

    What kind of computer are you using?



    Win 10 PC(s) and laptop.

    Thunderbird regularly appears to get something broken with updates, but
    they get fixed quickly. But then often something different isn't quite
    right again...

    I used to use Outlook Express, which did all I wanted (for USENET) just
    fine and reliably. But then they did something to kill it.

    Just have a peek around the interweb and found this - might give it a whirl: https://www.oeclassic.com/ar-outlook-express-windows-10

    geoff

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  • From 5GyYap52yQ1UGMWD@21:1/5 to a425couple@hotmail.com on Sun Oct 30 13:02:57 2022
    a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> writes:

    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?



    I've been autofiltering googlegroups postings for quite a while now. I
    might be lysing some legitimate posts but I'm just glad that I didn't
    get to see spam like that.

    Cheers,

    --
    Pointless meanderings in a bleak and lonely world.

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  • From XYXPDQ@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 30 11:46:56 2022
    On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 9:55:54 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?


    Do the scum doing this have any clue how frw people are still using groups? Surprised the whole thing hasn't been shut down.

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  • From Calum@21:1/5 to XYXPDQ on Sun Oct 30 20:16:53 2022
    On 30/10/2022 18:46, XYXPDQ wrote:

    Do the scum doing this have any clue how frw people are still using groups?

    Feel free to share with us the exact numbers that Google have apparently
    told you personally.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to geoff on Mon Oct 31 10:58:14 2022
    On 10/29/22 17:25, geoff wrote:
    On 30/10/2022 6:07 am, a425couple wrote:
    On 10/28/22 16:16, geoff wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?



    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages.  Showed as new messages to download but
    my Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed
    them from appearing.

    geoff

    Thank you Geoff.

    So, you use "Thunderbird" also.
    When my old program could no longer run (probably a
    couple of years ago - ??) I started using Thunderbird.

    All went well for a while.  Now my 8 or so year old computer
    has failed, I've gotten a Chromebook, and using Thunderbird
    is 'possible' but seems at times untenable.

    What kind of computer are you using?



    Win 10 PC(s) and laptop.

    Thunderbird regularly appears to get something broken with updates, but
    they get fixed quickly. But then often something different isn't quite
    right again...

    I used to use Outlook Express, which did all I wanted (for USENET) just
    fine and reliably. But then they did something to kill it.

    Just have a peek around the interweb and found this - might give it a
    whirl:
    https://www.oeclassic.com/ar-outlook-express-windows-10

    geoff

    That was helpful geoff, again Thank You.

    Yes, I'd used the old PINE, then Outlook Express.
    Then that totally was unsupported and total fail.
    Yeah, they had "killed it".
    So I tried Thunderbird, and all was fine for a couple (?)
    years.
    Recently my 'tower' computer, Dell 780 went into failure.
    Computer shops just advised to get a new computer.
    We got a Lenovo Chromebook.
    Not easy, but you CAN load Thunderbird on it.
    Then ????? perhaps an update ??? threw Thunderbird off.
    Pain in the rear to reinstall.
    If The discarding of Thunderbird is going to happen often,
    I will have to go a different direction.
    I will keep your experience of Win 10 PC(s) and laptop, in mind.

    Thank you again.

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 31 14:52:59 2022
    On 10/31/2022 1:58 PM, a425couple wrote:
    We got a Lenovo Chromebook.
    Not easy, but you CAN load Thunderbird on it.
    Then ????? perhaps an update ??? threw Thunderbird off.
    Pain in the rear to reinstall.
    If The discarding of Thunderbird is going to happen often,
    I will have to go a different direction.
    I will keep your experience of    Win 10 PC(s) and laptop,   in mind.

    TBird is built for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It works on a Chromebook
    because Chromebooks have a Linux disto running below decks, but rough
    edges are to be expected there.

    (I've been reading news in TB on various flavors of Windows since April
    2010, when my job at Xerox was eliminated and I lost my SPARCstation,
    with xvnews.)

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    Honestly, I don't know why anyone is allowed to own a car,
    without a basic understanding of physics.
    - Caulfield (Jef Mallett)

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  • From durian@21:1/5 to geoff on Mon Nov 7 08:25:58 2022
    On 2022-10-28, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?


    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages. Showed as new messages to download but my Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    Luckily slrn killed them for me. I got 2400 something new messages (yeah right), 2200 were killed I think :-)

    Meanwhile, I'm glad this group still sort of lives, although it is not like the 80s or 90s anymore...

    -peter

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  • From Sir Tim@21:1/5 to durian on Tue Nov 8 06:53:10 2022
    durian <durian@invalid.com> wrote:
    On 2022-10-28, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?


    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages. Showed as new messages to download but my
    Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    Luckily slrn killed them for me. I got 2400 something new messages (yeah right), 2200 were killed I think :-)

    Meanwhile, I'm glad this group still sort of lives, although it is not
    like the 80s or 90s anymore...

    -peter



    I don’t think any newsgroups are like that anymore :-(

    --
    Sir Tim

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  • From ~misfit~@21:1/5 to durian on Wed Nov 9 11:18:44 2022
    On 7/11/2022 9:25 pm, durian wrote:
    On 2022-10-28, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?


    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages. Showed as new messages to download but my
    Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    Luckily slrn killed them for me. I got 2400 something new messages (yeah right), 2200 were killed I think :-)

    Meanwhile, I'm glad this group still sort of lives, although it is not like the 80s or 90s anymore...

    -peter

    Nothing is like the 80s or 90s anymore. That's both a good and a bad thing... --
    Shaun.

    "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification
    in the DSM"
    David Melville

    This is not an email and hasn't been checked for viruses by any half-arsed self-promoting software.

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 8 17:03:59 2022
    On Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 3:18:45 PM UTC-7, ~misfit~ wrote:

    Nothing is like the 80s or 90s anymore.

    well you were an idiot, before, during, and after

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  • From durian@21:1/5 to Sir Tim on Thu Nov 10 19:55:20 2022
    On 2022-11-08, Sir Tim <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    durian <durian@invalid.com> wrote:
    On 2022-10-28, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
    On 29/10/2022 5:55 am, a425couple wrote:
    Did this newsgroup just get 'bombed' with a couple hundred 'Adobe'
    spam posts?

    Or, is this just another 'glitch' with my new computer?


    Yes 'bombed', 235 messages. Showed as new messages to download but my
    Thunderbird (or was is some other software) appears to have nixed them
    from appearing.

    Luckily slrn killed them for me. I got 2400 something new messages (yeah
    right), 2200 were killed I think :-)

    Meanwhile, I'm glad this group still sort of lives, although it is not
    like the 80s or 90s anymore...


    I don’t think any newsgroups are like that anymore :-(

    No... I like modern stuff, but I have always had a weak spot for usenet...been using it since the 80s so it has a special place in my heart. But let's not get sentimental :-)

    -peter

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  • From durian@21:1/5 to shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com on Thu Nov 10 19:52:59 2022
    On 2022-11-08, ~misfit~ <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 7/11/2022 9:25 pm, durian wrote:
    [...]
    Meanwhile, I'm glad this group still sort of lives, although it is not like the 80s or 90s anymore...

    Nothing is like the 80s or 90s anymore. That's both a good and a bad thing...

    Yes, that is very true :-)

    -peter

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  • From Mark@21:1/5 to durian on Fri Nov 11 13:10:51 2022
    durian <durian@invalid.com> wrote:
    On 2022-11-08, Sir Tim <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    I don’t think any newsgroups are like that anymore :-(

    No... I like modern stuff, but I have always had a weak spot for usenet...been using it since the 80s so it has a special place in my
    heart. But let's not get sentimental :-)

    When it worked well - and it was never perfect, not even back then - it
    was excellent. The problem is that not only has the volume dropped, but
    the signal to noise ration gets no better, and it's been bad for a long
    time. Just look at some of the notable timewasters on here.

    It's a shame, but it's dying a natural death.

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