Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jerry Penner Newsgroups: comp.emulators.apple2 Subject: Re: No More Google Groups Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:00:07 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <6cf739f0-91bd-41ec-8d39-5d7686f59f3fn@googlegroups.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="0ec905ddf4921f951223be4570f3c7da"; logging-data="2941747"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19eBHI2U2vqsouuLDjX8bq0" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:raDDfqPGMSC3exTtURqmFVRTqaE= sha1:J6BP2K15etw/eRBVTbq++SWv//8= Xref: csiph.com comp.emulators.apple2:3884 I am Rob writes: >> > It has been announced that Google Groups will no longer upload to Usenet groups. >> > >> > "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." >> > >> >> That might put a damper on the viability of csa2/cea2/csa2p. >> > >> > >> > Then I would like to invite everyone to meet me over on Atariage. It is a way better forum >> > anyways that allows one to post files, pictures and videos. >> > >> > And a way better editor for entering posts. No checking off that you are not a bot. And >> > the best of all, NO SPAM. >> > >> > https://forums.atariage.com/forum/158-apple-ii-computers >> As many of us do, use an NNTP server, and unhook from google right now. >> >> I occasionally drop into the AtariAge forums, but not too often. It is >> too bad the Apple II forums are dwindling, but it does go with the territory. > > > If I am not mistaken, you are still afflicted by spam, are you not? > And what about the ability to upload pictures/data/videos on NNTP servers? I am > unfamiliar with this mode of communicatio and will have to look more into newsreaders. There is some occasional spam. I filter that out with gnus score-files. Recent-ish discussions here, or in comp.sys.apple2 have said the spam problem seems to be worse if you're reading on google groups. I have no first-hand experience with that. -- Jerry jerry+a2 at jpen.ca