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“7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead”

Started byLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
First post2026-01-14 21:54 +0000
Last post2026-01-24 21:36 +0000
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  “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-14 21:54 +0000
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-14 17:07 -0500
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 08:38 +0000
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-15 12:25 +0100
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-15 21:10 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-16 13:47 +0100
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-01-15 07:15 -0500
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-15 18:47 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-16 11:04 +0100
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-16 13:48 +0100
                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-16 18:37 +0000
                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-16 22:37 +0100
                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-17 10:04 +0100
                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-17 14:28 +0100
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-17 15:06 +0100
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-17 22:59 +0100
                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-18 11:13 +0100
                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-18 12:47 +0100
                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-18 21:09 +0000
                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-01-18 21:15 +0000
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-18 23:12 +0100
                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-01-18 19:52 -0800
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 00:43 +0000
                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-19 09:54 +0100
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-19 11:15 +0000
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-19 14:21 +0100
                                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 20:51 +0000
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-19 22:48 +0100
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-01-19 08:33 -0800
                                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 20:52 +0000
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-01-19 13:00 -0800
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 20:45 +0000
                                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 10:46 +0100
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-20 12:03 +0000
                                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 14:34 +0100
                                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-20 13:40 +0000
                                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 16:14 +0100
                                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-20 20:51 +0000
                                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-21 11:19 +0100
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-20 13:50 +0100
                                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 14:37 +0100
                                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-20 20:55 +0100
                                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-01-20 08:41 -0800
                                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-20 19:01 +0000
                                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-20 20:59 +0100
                                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-01-20 12:58 -0800
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-01-19 13:10 -0500
                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-17 10:02 +0100
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-16 18:23 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-01-16 07:43 -0500
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-16 14:51 +0000
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-16 18:13 +0000
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-14 23:58 +0000
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-15 03:14 +0000
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-15 00:27 -0500
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-15 18:58 +0000
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-15 21:04 +0000
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-16 13:39 +0100
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-16 21:07 +0000
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-16 22:28 +0100
                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-16 21:33 +0000
                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-17 10:39 +1000
                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-17 10:53 +0000
                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-19 12:15 +0100
                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-19 14:24 +0100
                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-19 15:50 +0100
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-01-19 08:38 -0800
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 10:48 +0100
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 20:41 +0000
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 10:50 +0100
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-15 10:39 +0100
        Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-16 07:53 +1000
          Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-16 10:57 +0100
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-16 20:58 +0000
            Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-17 10:25 +1000
              Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-17 11:19 +0000
          Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-16 13:47 +0100
            Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-17 10:37 +1000
              Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-17 10:00 +0100
                Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-18 07:03 +1000
                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-18 01:03 -0500
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 11:46 +0000
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 12:09 +0000
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-15 14:13 +0100
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 13:48 +0000
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-01-15 11:22 -0500
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-15 21:05 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 22:35 +0000
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2026-01-17 12:03 +0000
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-15 18:58 +0000
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-16 08:39 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-16 11:06 +0100
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-01-15 07:09 -0500
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-15 18:50 +0000
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-01-15 06:19 +0000
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-15 03:00 -0500
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-16 13:44 +0100
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-15 21:14 +0000
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 23:47 +0000
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-16 08:35 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-16 13:48 +0100
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-16 14:57 +0000
                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-16 22:31 +0100
                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-17 10:52 +1000
                    Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-17 03:49 +0100
                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-17 03:26 +0000
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-17 09:57 +0100
                      Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2026-01-17 14:12 +1000
                        Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-17 14:25 +0100
                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-17 13:11 +0000
                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-17 18:20 +0000
                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-19 11:45 +0000
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-19 14:27 +0100
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to st  op using - and what to use instead” vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-01-20 05:04 +0000
                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to st op using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-21 00:35 +0000
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-21 00:32 +0000
                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-21 04:16 +0000
                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-21 08:58 +0000
                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-21 09:58 +0000
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” marrgol <marrgol@address.invalid> - 2026-01-21 11:56 +0100
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-21 12:14 +0100
                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-21 12:06 +0100
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-21 11:28 +0000
                                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-22 07:14 +1000
                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-21 22:04 +0100
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-01-21 13:27 -0800
                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-21 22:50 +0100
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-22 10:43 +0100
                                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-22 13:17 +0100
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-22 21:43 +0100
                                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-22 22:40 +0100
                                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-23 12:33 +0100
                                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-23 14:10 +0100
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-21 23:01 +0100
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-21 22:50 +0000
                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-01-22 09:56 +0200
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-22 10:51 +0100
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-22 09:56 +0000
                                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-01-22 09:35 -0800
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-23 12:35 +0100
                                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-23 11:39 +0000
                                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 08:02 -0800
                                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-23 18:43 +0000
                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-22 13:25 +0100
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2026-01-22 17:47 +0100
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-22 10:06 +0000
                                  Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2026-01-22 11:02 +0100
                                  Re: Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-01-23 03:33 +0000
                                    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-23 14:14 +0100
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-23 16:50 +0000
                                      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-23 20:55 +0000
                                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-23 22:39 +0100
                                      Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-01-23 21:18 +0000
                                        Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-23 22:45 +0100
                                          Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-23 23:33 +0000
                                            Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@personalprojects.net> - 2026-01-23 18:51 -0500
                                              Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-24 08:49 +0000
                                              Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-24 14:33 +0100
                                            Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-24 11:11 +0000
                                              Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-24 14:15 +0000
                                                Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-25 09:44 +0000
                                                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-25 10:25 +0000
                                                    Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-01-25 07:02 -0500
                                                      Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-25 12:39 +0000
                                                Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-01-28 23:44 +0000
                                                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-29 08:49 +0000
                                              Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-25 15:12 +0100
                                                Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-26 10:46 +0000
                                                  Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-26 13:13 +0100
                                                    Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-27 09:02 +0100
                                                      Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-27 10:10 +0100
                                                        Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-27 12:44 +0100
                                                      Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-01-27 10:21 +0000
                                                        Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-27 12:44 +0100
                                                Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-26 11:56 +0000
                                            Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-24 14:30 +0100
                                          Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-01-23 21:39 -0800
                                            Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-24 14:36 +0100
                            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-21 04:17 +0000
                              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-21 09:03 +0000
                                Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-21 12:19 +0100
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-19 13:42 +0000
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-21 00:42 +0000
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 20:38 +0000
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2026-01-20 10:52 +0100
                        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-01-20 13:30 +0200
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-20 20:20 +0000
                          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2026-01-21 00:55 +0000
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-16 16:23 +0000
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-01-15 10:41 +0100
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-15 11:43 +0000
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-18 21:48 +0000
      Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-01-20 07:11 +1000
        Re: "7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead" jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-01-19 23:35 -0500
    Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-01-19 20:32 +0800
      Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-19 20:54 +0000
        Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-01-23 18:38 +0800
          Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-23 20:56 +0000
            Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 20:05 +0800
              Re: “7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-24 21:36 +0000

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#81281

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-01-18 23:12 +0100
Message-ID<7f204mxug6.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#81275
On 2026-01-18 22:15, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
> Le 18-01-2026, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> a écrit :
>>
>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:13:44 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>>
>>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You forget that it is THEIR router, not mine. I can not just get a
>>>> router.
>>>
>>> Ouch. Please forgive my European-Centric View, where residential
>>> customers HAVE to get the option to choose their own router.
>>
>> Carlos is in Spain. 😑
>>
>> Here in NZ, we have a decently competitive Internet provider market,
>> too, like you have in Germany.
> 
> In France we have a decently correct ISP market too. But it means we can
> chose our ISP. Mostly the biggest ISP come with their router and we have
> to use it. The possibility to choose one's ISP doesn't imply we can
> choose our router.

Absolutely, same situation in Spain.


Anyway, the context was a beta testing of IPv6, and I proved that at 
lest one of the provided routers was not IPv6 ready. It did not activate 
a firewall for IPv6.

I reported this, and they did some thing that closed all incoming IPv6 
connections to my machines. Input ssh directly to a machine in my LAN 
from outside became impossible in IPv6, and no means to open it up. And 
that is a crucial feature of IPv6: no needing to use NAT and tricks in 
the router to connect from outside to a machine inside.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#81288

FromBobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>
Date2026-01-18 19:52 -0800
Message-ID<10kk9pp$pvp$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81281

On 1/18/26 14:12, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2026-01-18 22:15, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
>> Le 18-01-2026, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> a écrit :
>>>
>>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:13:44 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You forget that it is THEIR router, not mine. I can not just get a
>>>>> router.
>>>>
>>>> Ouch. Please forgive my European-Centric View, where residential
>>>> customers HAVE to get the option to choose their own router.
>>>
>>> Carlos is in Spain. 😑
>>>
>>> Here in NZ, we have a decently competitive Internet provider market,
>>> too, like you have in Germany.
>>
>> In France we have a decently correct ISP market too. But it means we can
>> chose our ISP. Mostly the biggest ISP come with their router and we have
>> to use it. The possibility to choose one's ISP doesn't imply we can
>> choose our router.
> 
> Absolutely, same situation in Spain.

	Well AT&T leased lines to my provider DSLExtreme and for a while I could
use my own router but then AT&T decided to force their routers on us.  They
do not seem to be tripping over the connecting line or power cord since they
did that.  In those years of using my own router instead of a 56L modem
that happened a lot that something at the AT&T shop which required a call
to my provider who called or messaged someone at AT&T to have the situation
corrected i.e. plugged back into the provider or power.
	That hasn't happened since the AT&T router was installed.
> 
> 
> Anyway, the context was a beta testing of IPv6, and I proved that at 
> lest one of the provided routers was not IPv6 ready. It did not activate 
> a firewall for IPv6.
> 
> I reported this, and they did some thing that closed all incoming IPv6 
> connections to my machines. Input ssh directly to a machine in my LAN 
> from outside became impossible in IPv6, and no means to open it up. And 
> that is a crucial feature of IPv6: no needing to use NAT and tricks in 
> the router to connect from outside to a machine inside.
> 

	bliss- Dell Precision 7730- PCLOS 2026- Linux 6.12.65 pclos1- KDE 
Plasma 6.5.5

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#81282

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 00:43 +0000
Message-ID<10kjuo7$3tacf$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81275
On 18 Jan 2026 21:15:12 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:

> Le 18-01-2026, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> a écrit :
>>
>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:13:44 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>>
>>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You forget that it is THEIR router, not mine. I can not just get
>>>> a router.
>>>
>>> Ouch. Please forgive my European-Centric View, where residential
>>> customers HAVE to get the option to choose their own router.
>>
>> Carlos is in Spain. 😑
>>
>> Here in NZ, we have a decently competitive Internet provider
>> market, too, like you have in Germany.
>
> In France we have a decently correct ISP market too. But it means we
> can chose our ISP. Mostly the biggest ISP come with their router and
> we have to use it. The possibility to choose one's ISP doesn't imply
> we can choose our router.

In NZ, and I presume in Germany, too, the company that manages the
physical fibre connection is not an ISP, and is not allowed to become
an ISP. It just provides the connection between your house and the ISP’s
nearest “POP” (“Point Of Presence”, i.e. router port). That connection
uses a standardized protocol, so it will work with regular off-the-shelf
consumer routers that I can buy at any of a range of retail stores.

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#81290

FromMarc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
Date2026-01-19 09:54 +0100
Message-ID<10kkrfn$2drpi$1@news1.tnib.de>
In reply to#81282
Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>In NZ, and I presume in Germany, too, the company that manages the
>physical fibre connection is not an ISP, and is not allowed to become
>an ISP.

No, in Gemany the fiber optic company can be the ISP as well, and in
some situations they are not even required to allow competitors on
their network. That requirement only appears if the line owner's
market share is so high that it is considered dominant.

That's really bad, since especially the smaller fiber companies don't
have much clue about to run a network, to install connections at scale
and to keep a decent service both regarding moving packets and fixing
problems. The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying
at the customer, for example sending sales people from door to door
with the news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will
be turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will
be without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.

We already had that issue with DSL 20 years ago and didn't learn
anything from that. The DSL companies have learned their ropes, so
there is hope that the fiber companies will, eventually.

Greetings
Marc
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#81296

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 11:15 +0000
Message-ID<10kl3o7$8rkl$4@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81290
On 19/01/2026 08:54, Marc Haber wrote:
> Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> In NZ, and I presume in Germany, too, the company that manages the
>> physical fibre connection is not an ISP, and is not allowed to become
>> an ISP.
> 
> No, in Gemany the fiber optic company can be the ISP as well, and in
> some situations they are not even required to allow competitors on
> their network. That requirement only appears if the line owner's
> market share is so high that it is considered dominant.
> 
> That's really bad, since especially the smaller fiber companies don't
> have much clue about to run a network, to install connections at scale
> and to keep a decent service both regarding moving packets and fixing
> problems. The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying
> at the customer, for example sending sales people from door to door
> with the news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will
> be turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will
> be without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.
> 
> We already had that issue with DSL 20 years ago and didn't learn
> anything from that. The DSL companies have learned their ropes, so
> there is hope that the fiber companies will, eventually.
> 
> Greetings
> Marc

Things are far better in the UK.
The main supplier of fibre is a spin off of the original telecoms 
nationalised industry - Post office=>British Telecommunications => BT 
Openreach.

The regulatory authority tips it a lot of government money but it must
- ensure that virtually everybody gets > 20Mbps service
- make the fibre network available to any ISP *at the same price* it 
charges its parent company, BT.
- Not favour its parent in any way in terns of support.

In practice it is the most  profitable division of BT.
Openreach's purlieu ends with an Ethernet socket  - the router as such 
is connected to that, and nay or may not be supplied by the ISP.

I am with a smaller independent ISP known for excellent technical 
support  - in practice all I did was set up a PPPoE link on the 
'internet' facing Ethernet port and that was that.

Other fibre suppliers are less regulated, I think.
But the key separation of 'last mile' transport of packets, from the 
Internet services provider has proved very beneficial.

Consumer droids buy the cheap shit with virtually no support, from large 
companies, technical people buy slightly higher priced products from 
companies offering better technical support.


-- 
“Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of 
a car with the cramped public exposure of 
an airplane.”

Dennis Miller

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#81299

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 14:21 +0100
Message-ID<3on14mx916.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#81290
On 2026-01-19 09:54, Marc Haber wrote:
> Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> In NZ, and I presume in Germany, too, the company that manages the
>> physical fibre connection is not an ISP, and is not allowed to become
>> an ISP.
> 
> No, in Gemany the fiber optic company can be the ISP as well, and in
> some situations they are not even required to allow competitors on
> their network. That requirement only appears if the line owner's
> market share is so high that it is considered dominant.

In my case, the fibre provider is the ISP. I understand smaller 
providers can rent fibre.

The router is not only an internet router: it also converts VoIP to a 
standard copper pair connection where I connect my house landline.

And it provides whatever is needed for TV service. Another little box 
does the decoding and has the HDMI output.

All that undocumented, so that while it is possible to use your own 
router, it is not easy.

> 
> That's really bad, since especially the smaller fiber companies don't
> have much clue about to run a network, to install connections at scale
> and to keep a decent service both regarding moving packets and fixing
> problems. The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying
> at the customer, for example sending sales people from door to door
> with the news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will
> be turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will
> be without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.
> 
> We already had that issue with DSL 20 years ago and didn't learn
> anything from that. The DSL companies have learned their ropes, so
> there is hope that the fiber companies will, eventually.

Here they did the same, and they did not lie: copper pair is gone. The 
copper exchanges are disabled and being disassembled. They have been 
aggressively telling people to migrate. Many refused, and now indeed 
have no service. They had to install fibre on the end, or if truly not 
possible, radio.


They are using GPON or a variant for higher speed 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPON).

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#81313

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 20:51 +0000
Message-ID<10km5gh$lmvq$7@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81299
On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:21:39 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> The router is not only an internet router: it also converts VoIP to
> a standard copper pair connection where I connect my house landline.

In our case, the “ONT” box that terminates the fibre has separate
connections for phone landline versus Internet. The former goes
straight into a handset or handsets, while the latter is a standard
Ethernet connector that goes straight into my store-bought router.

The router says the Internet connection type is “Dynamic IP”, which I
gather just means regular DHCP. So I could set up a Linux box, with a
suitable accoutrement of Ethernet interfaces, in its stead, to operate
my own homebrew Internet router.

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#81319

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 22:48 +0100
Message-ID<sdl24mx42m.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#81313
On 2026-01-19 21:51, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:21:39 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> The router is not only an internet router: it also converts VoIP to
>> a standard copper pair connection where I connect my house landline.
> 
> In our case, the “ONT” box that terminates the fibre has separate
> connections for phone landline versus Internet. The former goes
> straight into a handset or handsets, while the latter is a standard
> Ethernet connector that goes straight into my store-bought router.

Yes, but here the ONT has been integrated inside the router.

> 
> The router says the Internet connection type is “Dynamic IP”, which I
> gather just means regular DHCP. So I could set up a Linux box, with a
> suitable accoutrement of Ethernet interfaces, in its stead, to operate
> my own homebrew Internet router.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#81307

FromJohn Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
Date2026-01-19 08:33 -0800
Message-ID<20260119083345.00001e57@gmail.com>
In reply to#81290
On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:54:15 +0100
Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> wrote:

> The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying at the
> customer, for example sending sales people from door to door with the
> news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will be
> turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will be
> without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.

It's astonishing how blatant salesgoons are about this kind of thing.
When $EMPLOYER got acquired by another company a few years back, we had
a competitor running around telling customers our product was "going
away" and even pretending to be the official replacement. Naturally,
they said this over the phone rather than in an e-mail, so we never got
anything legally actionable on them...

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#81314

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 20:52 +0000
Message-ID<10km5ik$lmvq$8@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81307
On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:33:45 -0800, John Ames wrote:

> It's astonishing how blatant salesgoons are about this kind of
> thing. When $EMPLOYER got acquired by another company a few years
> back, we had a competitor running around telling customers our
> product was "going away" and even pretending to be the official
> replacement. Naturally, they said this over the phone rather than in
> an e-mail, so we never got anything legally actionable on them...

How soon after that *did* the product go away ... ?

You really think “buy out and shut down competitor” is not a common
business tactic?

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#81316

FromJohn Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
Date2026-01-19 13:00 -0800
Message-ID<20260119130050.000065e4@gmail.com>
In reply to#81314
On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:52:36 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> > It's astonishing how blatant salesgoons are about this kind of
> > thing. When $EMPLOYER got acquired by another company a few years
> > back, we had a competitor running around telling customers our
> > product was "going away" and even pretending to be the official
> > replacement. Naturally, they said this over the phone rather than in
> > an e-mail, so we never got anything legally actionable on them...  
> 
> How soon after that *did* the product go away ... ?

Still here as of this writing, ~4.5 years later.

> You really think "buy out and shut down competitor" is not a common
> business tactic?

Sure is! But given that it was *our competitors* making materially
false claims about *our product* being due for cancellation, when in
truth they represented neither us nor our parent company, I can't see
how that's relevant.

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#81312

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-01-19 20:45 +0000
Message-ID<10km557$lmvq$6@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81290
On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:54:15 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:

> The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying at the
> customer, for example sending sales people from door to door with
> the news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will be
> turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will
> be without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.

In our case that’s no lie. The copper network is being decommissioned,
region by region, and DSL along with it.

There is this stereotype of the Germans being well-organized; I can’t
help feeling that NZ has outdone them in this one instance, of
managing the transition to fibre. 😏

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#81334

FromMarc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
Date2026-01-20 10:46 +0100
Message-ID<10knitt$2orm7$1@news1.tnib.de>
In reply to#81312
Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:54:15 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>> The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying at the
>> customer, for example sending sales people from door to door with
>> the news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will be
>> turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will
>> be without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.
>
>In our case that’s no lie. The copper network is being decommissioned,
>region by region, and DSL along with it.

Over here it's still a few years until then. I had TWO of those sales
people stopping by my place in the last six weeks, all claiming that I
need to sign up with their fiber RIGHT NOW to avoid my Internet from
being canceled under my feet.

My street doesn't even have the fiber-to-the-home laid yet (we have
the multicore conduit, but neither the building branch lines nor the
actual fiber in there yet), what they claim to be fiber is exactly the
same service they're selling right now,
fiber-to-the-curb-with-last-mile-DSL für one of them, and
fiber-to-the-neighborhood-with-last-mile-coax for the other.

The fiber-to-the-neighborhood-with-last-mile-coax company is even
unlikely to get access to the fiber-to-the-home infrastructure once
it's been built.

>There is this stereotype of the Germans being well-organized; I can’t
>help feeling that NZ has outdone them in this one instance, of
>managing the transition to fibre. ?

I have to admit that we used to be well-organized, but especially
regarding public matters we lost it in the last decade. In the early
1980es, political corruption made us settle to running coax-based
copper cable TV to the buildings instead of doing fiber, and we're
still suffering from that mistake. The majority of residential
Internet here is DSL, with VDSL vectoring having re-monopolized the
market ten years ago, with some neighborhoods having copper coax cable
providing an alternative for broadband.

We're building fiber like crazy and spending insane amounts of money,
but it'll be a couple of years until we'll have parity between the
copper technologies and fiber.

And, frankly speaking, I don't see the necessity of replacing existing
copper broadband with fiber. For example, I work online, I would be
lost without Internet at home, but I don't even have the maximum
bandwith plan that my technology (VDSL vectoring) offers. I would
change to another plan if it offered more upstream bandwidth, but the
fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
from the legacy technologies, so fiber doesn't really have an
advantage for me (aside from less power demand and a few milliseconds
of less latency).

That being said, I'm going to have the fiber laid in the very second I
can have it laid, but that's mainly to keep the value of the real
estate (and I plan to use the digging activities to put a fat power
cable out there since the next car I buy will surely be electric).

Greetings
Marc
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#81341

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-01-20 12:03 +0000
Message-ID<10knque$16dj0$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81334
On 20/01/2026 09:46, Marc Haber wrote:
> but the
> fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
> from the legacy technologies,
The asymmetry results from traffic analysis done in the early days of 
'consumer Internet'.

Consumers - er - *consume* content. They rarely produce any. Ergo the 
technologies were designed to give the best possible 'customer 
experience' with limited bandwidth.
It's not a bug, it really is a feature...


-- 
"An intellectual is a person knowledgeable in one field who speaks out 
only in others...”

Tom Wolfe

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#81348

FromMarc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
Date2026-01-20 14:34 +0100
Message-ID<10ko096$2qus2$1@news1.tnib.de>
In reply to#81341
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>On 20/01/2026 09:46, Marc Haber wrote:
>> but the
>> fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
>> from the legacy technologies,
>The asymmetry results from traffic analysis done in the early days of 
>'consumer Internet'.

Both DOCSIS and VDSL vectoring can't do symmetric. They rely on the
high data rate going from the central point to the branches.

Greetings
Marc
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#81350

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-01-20 13:40 +0000
Message-ID<10ko0l5$1848i$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81348
On 20/01/2026 13:34, Marc Haber wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 20/01/2026 09:46, Marc Haber wrote:
>>> but the
>>> fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
>>> from the legacy technologies,
>> The asymmetry results from traffic analysis done in the early days of
>> 'consumer Internet'.
> 
> Both DOCSIS and VDSL vectoring can't do symmetric. They rely on the
> high data rate going from the central point to the branches.
> 
It's not a question of 'cant': They were *deliberately designed not to*.

And they don't 'rely' on anything other than a piece of [coaxial?] wire.

The issue is that the total bandwidth (up + down) is limited. So you 
select a protocol that fits most customers usage the best.

ADSL, VDSL and DOCSIS reflect that *choice*.

Back in the day we used other serial protocols that were symmetric. Like 
ISDN


> Greetings
> Marc

-- 
I was brought up to believe that you should never give offence if you 
can avoid it; the new culture tells us you should always take offence if 
you can. There are now experts in the art of taking offence, indeed 
whole academic subjects, such as 'gender studies', devoted to it.

Sir Roger Scruton

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#81355

FromMarc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
Date2026-01-20 16:14 +0100
Message-ID<10ko63u$2rkbv$1@news1.tnib.de>
In reply to#81350
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>On 20/01/2026 13:34, Marc Haber wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 20/01/2026 09:46, Marc Haber wrote:
>>>> but the
>>>> fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
>>>> from the legacy technologies,
>>> The asymmetry results from traffic analysis done in the early days of
>>> 'consumer Internet'.
>> 
>> Both DOCSIS and VDSL vectoring can't do symmetric. They rely on the
>> high data rate going from the central point to the branches.
>> 
>It's not a question of 'cant': They were *deliberately designed not to*.
>
>And they don't 'rely' on anything other than a piece of [coaxial?] wire.
>
>The issue is that the total bandwidth (up + down) is limited. So you 
>select a protocol that fits most customers usage the best.

I am really impressed by your technical knowledge.

Can you explain how VDSL Vectoring with high bandwidth from the
branches to the central point would know about the traffic on the
other pairs to be able to appropriately distort the signal on the one
pair so that it arrives in a readable change?

>ADSL, VDSL and DOCSIS reflect that *choice*.
>
>Back in the day we used other serial protocols that were symmetric. Like 
>ISDN

When we still believed that a twisted pair of subscriber line would be
limited to like 3,5 kHz of bandwidth.

Greetings
Marc
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#81373

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-01-20 20:51 +0000
Message-ID<10kopta$1hv2g$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#81355
On 20/01/2026 15:14, Marc Haber wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 20/01/2026 13:34, Marc Haber wrote:
>>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On 20/01/2026 09:46, Marc Haber wrote:
>>>>> but the
>>>>> fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
>>>>> from the legacy technologies,
>>>> The asymmetry results from traffic analysis done in the early days of
>>>> 'consumer Internet'.
>>>
>>> Both DOCSIS and VDSL vectoring can't do symmetric. They rely on the
>>> high data rate going from the central point to the branches.
>>>
>> It's not a question of 'cant': They were *deliberately designed not to*.
>>
>> And they don't 'rely' on anything other than a piece of [coaxial?] wire.
>>
>> The issue is that the total bandwidth (up + down) is limited. So you
>> select a protocol that fits most customers usage the best.
> 
> I am really impressed by your technical knowledge.
> 
> Can you explain how VDSL Vectoring with high bandwidth from the
> branches to the central point would know about the traffic on the
> other pairs to be able to appropriately distort the signal on the one
> pair so that it arrives in a readable change?
> 
Look it up. its not exactly rocket science.
And has nothing to do really with the asymmetric implementation of 
broadband signals ...



>> ADSL, VDSL and DOCSIS reflect that *choice*.
>>
>> Back in the day we used other serial protocols that were symmetric. Like
>> ISDN
> 
> When we still believed that a twisted pair of subscriber line would be
> limited to like 3,5 kHz of bandwidth.

You really have got your knickers in a twist.

I only said ISDN because I suspected that uis all you would know about.

There was T1, or E1, for a start. And T2 and T3.

  All copper based serial...
> 
> Greetings
> Marc

-- 
"The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll 
look exactly the same afterwards."

Billy Connolly

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#81423

FromMarc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
Date2026-01-21 11:19 +0100
Message-ID<10kq97r$31q7k$1@news1.tnib.de>
In reply to#81373
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>On 20/01/2026 15:14, Marc Haber wrote:
>> Can you explain how VDSL Vectoring with high bandwidth from the
>> branches to the central point would know about the traffic on the
>> other pairs to be able to appropriately distort the signal on the one
>> pair so that it arrives in a readable change?
>> 
>Look it up. its not exactly rocket science.

I am also very impressed by your willingness to support your claims
with facts.

>> When we still believed that a twisted pair of subscriber line would be
>> limited to like 3,5 kHz of bandwidth.
>
>You really have got your knickers in a twist.

Why stay on a technical level when you can take it pesonal?

>I only said ISDN because I suspected that uis all you would know about.
>
>There was T1, or E1, for a start. And T2 and T3.

E1 was four lines, limited to a distance quite shorter than phone.

I am finished with the discussion with you.

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#81343

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-01-20 13:50 +0100
Message-ID<4aa44mxhas.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#81334
On 2026-01-20 10:46, Marc Haber wrote:
> Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:54:15 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>>> The one thing that the fiber companies can to well is lying at the
>>> customer, for example sending sales people from door to door with
>>> the news that the residents MUST buy fiber because their DSL will be
>>> turned off and decommissioned "later this year" and that they will
>>> be without Internet if they don't sign up with the fiber company.
>>
>> In our case that’s no lie. The copper network is being decommissioned,
>> region by region, and DSL along with it.
> 
> Over here it's still a few years until then. I had TWO of those sales
> people stopping by my place in the last six weeks, all claiming that I
> need to sign up with their fiber RIGHT NOW to avoid my Internet from
> being canceled under my feet.

Are they from your ISP?

Here, they did not come. They phoned and simply offered an improvement. 
I had TV via encoded pay satellite. They made an offer that was actually 
cheaper including TV, land line, internet, and mobile phone. Years 
before my neighbours were forced to change.

I could see that the multiplexer box had only three clients in my block.

> My street doesn't even have the fiber-to-the-home laid yet (we have
> the multicore conduit, but neither the building branch lines nor the
> actual fiber in there yet), what they claim to be fiber is exactly the
> same service they're selling right now,
> fiber-to-the-curb-with-last-mile-DSL für one of them, and
> fiber-to-the-neighborhood-with-last-mile-coax for the other.
> 
> The fiber-to-the-neighborhood-with-last-mile-coax company is even
> unlikely to get access to the fiber-to-the-home infrastructure once
> it's been built.
> 
>> There is this stereotype of the Germans being well-organized; I can’t
>> help feeling that NZ has outdone them in this one instance, of
>> managing the transition to fibre. ?
> 
> I have to admit that we used to be well-organized, but especially
> regarding public matters we lost it in the last decade. In the early
> 1980es, political corruption made us settle to running coax-based
> copper cable TV to the buildings instead of doing fiber, and we're
> still suffering from that mistake. The majority of residential
> Internet here is DSL, with VDSL vectoring having re-monopolized the
> market ten years ago, with some neighborhoods having copper coax cable
> providing an alternative for broadband.
> 
> We're building fiber like crazy and spending insane amounts of money,
> but it'll be a couple of years until we'll have parity between the
> copper technologies and fiber.
> 
> And, frankly speaking, I don't see the necessity of replacing existing
> copper broadband with fiber. For example, I work online, I would be
> lost without Internet at home, but I don't even have the maximum
> bandwith plan that my technology (VDSL vectoring) offers. I would
> change to another plan if it offered more upstream bandwidth, but the
> fiber operators artificially emulate the absurdly asymmetric plans
> from the legacy technologies, so fiber doesn't really have an
> advantage for me (aside from less power demand and a few milliseconds
> of less latency).

Not here. I have 1G in both directions. Up to, that's the key word, 
because GPON divides the total bandwidth between the clients.

It doesn't matter if there is no advantage, copper exchanges were 
disabled and then removed, and the premises sold or rented.

> 
> That being said, I'm going to have the fiber laid in the very second I
> can have it laid, but that's mainly to keep the value of the real
> estate (and I plan to use the digging activities to put a fat power
> cable out there since the next car I buy will surely be electric).

:-)

In my case, the fibre and the power are on the walls.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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