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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple II Newgroups and Earthlink's Discontinuance of Access
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:01:57 -0000 (UTC)
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Donald Lee <coach41@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/5/25 11:14 AM, Hugh Hood wrote:
> > After being with Earthlink for 27 years, I was notified that they 
> > finally discontinued their free access to the usenet newsgroups as part 
> > of their subscription fee.
> > 
> > So, based on the suggestions I saw here, I signed up for a free text- 
> > only account on eternal-september.org.  (Although they do accept 
> > donations).
> > 
> > So, if anyone here is in the same position as was I, it's something to 
> > consider trying.
> > 
> > I have been disappointed by the lack of messages here lately from our 
> > wonderful collection of Apple II stalwards, but even on the 'cool kids' 
> > Apple II sites these days (and the myriad of sub-sites / groups) there 
> > are a lot of things that don't really appeal to me. YMMV, of course.
> > 
> > comp.sys.apple2 -- May the King live long.  :-)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hugh Hood

> I'm in similar boat.  I was using Google Groups to access mainly one 
> group (alt GS Warriors - NBA group).  When Google killed Usenet access, 
> I signed up for Eternal September.  It's been working fine.  BUT I'm not 
> on my personal laptop as much as I used to be.  I'm usually on my work 
> laptop and phone so my Usenet posting has been sproadic.

> Similar to you, I dropped into the NBA group and there's still a few 
> people around.  comp.sys.apple2 seems a little dead though.  Lots of 
> people have migrated to a FB Apple II group from what I see

http://old.reddit.com/r/apple2 is active!
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