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Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam

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On Mon, 21 Nov 2016, Bruce Esquibel wrote:

> In comp.mail.uucp "Tristan B. Kildaire (Deavmi)" <deavmi@disroot.org> wrote:
>
>> I want an NNTP network and I know many others do as well, I surely
>> cannot be alone in a quest for a protocol which allows discussions on
>> topics with any client you want to use. Therefore I want to create a new
>> Usenet, in this proposal I shall refer to it as Usenet-Next as it needs
>> a name that people can use to relate to this proposal.
>
> Assuming you aren't a bored troll, you are beating a dead horse.
>
> Usenet is no where as popular as it once was these days, and your complaints
> about spam are easily fixed by running your own news server and applying the
> filters to do the job you want.
>
I've never seen the spam some seem to see, in 20 years.  I guess I've 
picked well where I get my usenet from, since the ones I've used have put 
effort into limiting the spam.

Of course, maybe what he means is "off topic", which of course is a 
different thing, but has always been there in 20 years, the more active a 
newsgroup the more likely people will crosspost to it.

   Michael

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Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam "Tristan B. Kildaire (Deavmi)" <deavmi@disroot.org> - 2016-11-20 18:45 +0200
  Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2016-11-21 11:45 +0000
    Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Dennis Davis <dennisdavis@fastmail.fm> - 2016-11-22 07:53 +0000
    Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-11-23 01:15 -0500
  Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Juancho <juancho@notarealaddress.org> - 2017-02-12 18:46 +0100
    Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Christophe Prevotaux <cdotprevotaux@nospamdotruraldashnetworks.com> - 2017-05-30 13:58 +0000
      Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2017-05-30 15:49 +0000
        Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Christophe Prevotaux <cdotprevotaux@nospamdotruraldashnetworks.com> - 2017-05-31 13:49 +0000
        Re: Usenet-Next - A proposal to create a very strict NNTP network with no spam Holger Marzen <holger@marzen.de> - 2017-06-01 19:42 +0000

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