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Re: Is this group active?

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Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

> Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> writes:

> > Is this group active?
> > 
> > My newsreader reports that there are over 1,000 mssgs on
> > Eternal-September but I don't seem to be able to retrieve any of them.
> > 
> > I want to point blacksmiths here who are on the ABANA mailing list but
> > I need to confirm that the group is working.

> Excellent!  The above message appeared promptly on Eternal-September.

> Are people using other NNTP servers seeing this message and using this
> group?

> Eternal-September had a problem not long ago and retained messages
> were lost.  Thy've been doing great with recovery but a.c.b. may have
> slipped away unnoticed.  Noe it's back.

Hey Mike, most NNTP servers have a retention time limit.  I've been 
subscribed to this group for about 20 years.  It has been very inactive 
for at least a decade.  Most people transitioned to facebook.  Usenet is 
minimally active, but the infrastructure is there and can be used.  The 
key is getting enough blacksmiths to read and reply here.

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Is this group active? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-11-08 00:38 -0400
  Re: Is this group active? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-11-08 00:44 -0400
    Re: Is this group active? Todd Rich <torin@panix.com> - 2024-11-08 13:54 +0000
      Re: Is this group active? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-11-08 21:53 -0400
        Re: Is this group active? Todd Rich <torin@panix.com> - 2024-11-09 02:35 +0000

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