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Re: So, I have returned to the fold.

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Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> writes:

> Forgive me usenet, for I have sinned.
>
> It has been 20 years since I posted.  All had gone dark, I was in a place 
> of shadow and sadness.
>
> I'm weak and weary now, the bones creak, the colors fade, but the fans 
> still spin, the disks do rattle, the network lights do blink.
>
> Sup, ya'll?

Welcome back. My ISP had dropped support for usenet and it went
unnoticed on my end for six months. I felt a bit of shame, as well, for
having ignored the glory of usenet.

I did a search online. Discovered that google had been providing free
usenet access but I didn't have an account. I wasn't going to create one
JUST for usenet access. And, not long after they dropped support.

Eventually, I found an article that rated the best usenet services out
there and have been with them since. It's worth a few dollars -
expecailly since my internet cost had gone down in the ensuing years.

Anyway, welcome back to the fold.

-- 
Daniel
sysop  | air & wave bbs
finger | info@bbs.airandwave.net

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So, I have returned to the fold. Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> - 2026-10-26 02:59 +0000
  Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-26 03:29 +0000
    Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> - 2026-10-26 13:53 +0000
  Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-26 08:39 +0000
  Re: So, I have returned to the fold. "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-26 20:17 +0100
    Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> - 2026-10-27 01:13 +0000
      Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-28 14:38 +0800
        Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> - 2026-10-30 13:27 +0000
          Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-10-30 13:35 +0000
          Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-10-30 21:36 +0800
          Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-30 22:49 +0000
            Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> - 2026-11-01 02:17 +0000
              Re: So, I have returned to the fold. mechanicjay@sol.smbfc.net (Mechanicjay) - 2026-11-02 01:24 +0000
          Re: So, I have returned to the fold. mechanicjay@sol.smbfc.net (Mechanicjay) - 2026-10-31 04:45 +0000
            Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-31 05:48 +0000
              Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2026-10-31 19:54 -0400
              Re: So, I have returned to the fold. John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-11-02 08:34 -0800
            Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Dave Shevett <shevett@pobox.com> - 2026-11-01 15:21 +0000
      Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-28 10:56 +0000
  Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Daniel <me@fuhgitabutit.com> - 2026-11-04 19:25 -0800
    Re: So, I have returned to the fold. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-11-05 06:30 +0000
      Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-11-05 14:54 +0800
        Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-11-05 07:32 -0700
          Re: So, I have returned to the fold. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-11-05 19:17 +0000

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