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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Whats left of Usenet? |
| Date | 2016-08-06 14:05 -0400 |
| Organization | National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1608061403460.10593@darkstar.example.org> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <no4tki$q5k$1@solani.org> <slrnnqbv2j.hsq.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net> <no4vbs$ak8$4@dont-email.me> <e0mek2FetrkU5@mid.individual.net> <slrnnqc29e.tml.catwheezel@ID-107770.user.individual.net> |
On Sat, 6 Aug 2016, Whiskers wrote: > On 2016-08-06, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: >> On 2016-08-06, Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote: >>> Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: >>>> On 2016-08-06, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: >>>>> On 2016-08-05, Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote: >>>>>> On 2016-08-03, British Rocket Group <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>> I think Usenet is exactly what it's always been: its strengths are >>>>> still strengths and its warts are still warts. But overall volume is >>>>> down by probably 90% in my experience. >>>>> >>>>> I still wouldn't trade it for anything else, dammit. Anyone want to >>>>> help me write the next-gen replacement for it? >>>> >>>> I don't think Usenet needs a replacement, it works just fine. Any >>>> attempt to 'replace' it would meet resistance from its users. >>>> >>>> Something 'better' than Twitter or Facebook, now that would be >>>> interesting. Remove the proprietary barrier and commercial profits for >>>> a start. >>> >>> Other than message length limits, (ignoring ad revenue, fad of the day, >>> etc. items) what significant difference is there between Usenet and >>> Twitter? >> >> Segregation by topic. > > Proprietary control over who can post and what can be posted. Only one > provider of the service. > > Usenet offers effectively unlimited content, and is dispersed across > many independent service providers - some commercial, some not. > The interesting thing is that with such low traffic per newsgroup, and yet everyone now has such mammoth computers, we can return to yesteryear and simply shuttle newsgroup messages between individuals. That's how sturdy Usenet is, we now have computers that are way better than what they used to begin Usenet with, and the software is all there, assuming one is using a Linux machine. Michael
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-09-04 03:19 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 10:06 -0700
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-31 19:45 +0200
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 10:08 -0700
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-01 00:08 +0300
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-09-04 10:14 +0300
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-12 17:25 +0300
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-13 13:37 +0000
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2016-08-12 18:59 +0100
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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
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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
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Re: Whats left of Usenet? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-22 12:42 -0700
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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
Re: Whats left of Usenet? British Rocket Group <no_email@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-06 18:02 +0000
Re: Whats left of Usenet? Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2016-08-06 19:22 +0100
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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