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Re: Whats left of Usenet?

From ANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Subject Re: Whats left of Usenet?
Newsgroups comp.misc
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Date 2016-08-22 17:22 -0500

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Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> Michael Black  <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
> >On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, Huge wrote:
> >
> >> On 2016-08-22, Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> [33 lines snipped]
> >>
> >>> Since we're talking about Usenet consider the following
> >>> example : if one uses different computers (possibly located at
> >different places) to
> >>> read and post on Usenet the problem arises of knowing when they use
> >one computer
> >>> that for example they have responded to a post using another. Having
> >an online
> >>> service where one creates an account and the account stores the
> >information of what
> >>> they have replied to , addresses this problem.
> >>
> >> Trivially solved. I keep the config files for my newsreader on
> >Dropbox. Doesn't
> >> matter which computer I use, all the files are the same.
> >>
> >I don't have things set up this way, but I could arrange it so I can 
> >telnet remotely into my desktop computer, and run the newsreader there.
> >
> >Let's not forget that that was how it used to be.  You'd use a terminal 
> >emulator on your home computer, and dialup your ISP and run the software 
> >there.

> Hey! When I'm on a Windows machine, I use a terminal emulator with a
> remote shell. When I'm on a linux machine, I use an xterm.

Ditto. I'm old school. I still shell accounts and text sessions! Frak 
GUI. :)
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                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-12 20:04 +0300
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                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 16:46 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-22 16:52 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 17:32 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:38 -0700
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 14:35 -0400
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2016-08-22 18:44 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-08-22 17:22 -0500
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-22 19:48 +0100
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:42 -0700
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 19:05 -0400
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-23 15:16 +0000
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                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-08-23 19:24 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-24 00:04 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-24 00:56 -0300
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-25 21:30 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-08-23 00:54 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 22:15 -0400
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-22 19:03 -0400
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 16:04 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:34 -0700
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-24 09:31 +0100
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-10 09:58 -0400
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 23:11 -0700
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-08-11 23:07 -0500
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-07 00:59 -0300
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              Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-06 14:05 -0400
          Re: Whats left of Usenet? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-08-06 14:00 -0400
          Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-07 00:35 -0300
            Re: Whats left of Usenet? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-08-07 14:47 +0100
              Re: Whats left of Usenet? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-07 17:16 -0300
              Re: Whats left of Usenet? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-09 13:28 +0100
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-09 12:31 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2016-08-09 14:05 +0100
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-09 13:54 +0000
                Re: Whats left of Usenet? "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-24 14:28 +0100
      Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 20:29 +0000
    Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 19:48 +0000
  Re: Whats left of Usenet? Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-08-21 19:31 +0000

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