Re: Google Groups shutting down for good

From	Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net>
Newsgroups	sci.physics.relativity, sci.physics, sci.math
Subject	Re: Google Groups shutting down for good
Date	2023-12-17 14:26 -0800
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<d5945k-06ld.ln1@gonzo.specsol.net> (permalink)
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In sci.physics Micki Marushko Barabashev <ukms@mmsiokio.sk> wrote:
> The Starmaker wrote:
> 
>> Volney wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 12/17/2023 12:08 PM, JanPB wrote:
>>> > On Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 8:39:34â?¯PM UTC-8, The Starmaker
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> by now most of yous heard Google Groups will shut down for good...
>>> >
>>> > Well, it was fun while it lasted (I started posting to Usenet in
>>> > 1985). -- Jan
>>> 
>>> Why do you say that? There are many newsreaders and NNTP servers in
>>> existence for you to use. Since you were posting in 1985, long before
>>> there was any such a thing as Google Groups (or even Google), you know
>>> this.
>> 
>> Jan is loosing it...
> 
> indeed. With the year too. He meant 1995. In 1985 were mostly Bulletin 
> Board Systems, aka BBS. But the usenet went kaput since former dejanews, 
> where posting needs no account, phone number etc.

USENET was established in 1980.

However the unwashed masses had limited access until the late 80's when
NNTP access became available and the masses were starting to get
Internet access.

The demise of dejanews had little to no effect on USENET.

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  Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Arindam Banerjee <banerjeeadda1234@gmail.com> - 2023-12-14 22:12 -0800
    Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Archimedes Plutonium <plutonium.archimedes@gmail.com> - 2023-12-14 22:29 -0800
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    Re: Google Groups shutting down for good The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-18 21:55 -0800
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  Re: Google Groups shutting down for good The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-12-17 12:28 -0800
    Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Micki Marushko Barabashev <ukms@mmsiokio.sk> - 2023-12-17 21:23 +0000
      Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2023-12-17 14:26 -0800
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              Re: Google Groups shutting down for good JohnN <flakey715@aol.com> - 2023-12-18 16:15 -0500
                Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2023-12-18 15:22 -0800
                Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-12-19 00:02 -0500
                Re: Google Groups shutting down for good Marcelo Sarsberr <eera@omearroo.rb> - 2023-12-22 01:23 +0000
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