Re: OT: usenet reader software

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Martin S <shieldfire@gmail.com> writes:

> Is there a point to still use Usenet? Last time I checked noise
> overwhelmed signal by a factor of something close to 542.

My experience is quite the opposite; Usenet discussions are far easier
to filter for useful content than e.g. Google Groups. So that's a major
reason for continuing to discuss on Usenet.

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Re: OT: usenet reader software Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-07-19 15:45 +1000

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