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Re: The death of Google Groups

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: The death of Google Groups
Date 2012-07-31 13:04 -0700
Organization None to speak of
Message-ID <lnboiv3df1.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink)
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Chicken McNuggets <chicken@mcnuggets.com> writes:
> On 30/07/2012 21:52, Malcolm McLean wrote:
>> I need to sack Google groups as well. I did have Outlook
>  > Express set up as a mailreader years ago. But it insisted
>  > on storing everything on the hard drive. But the new
>  > interface is unbearable.
>
> Use Mozilla Thunderbird and nntp.aioe.org to access newsgroups. No 
> password required. Job done :).

I like news.eternal-september.org, also free.  For my news client,
I use gnus, which runs under emacs (you'll like gnus if and only
if you like emacs).

I think nntp.aioe.org is used by a lot of spammers; as a result, some
people ignore all articles from that server.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
    Will write code for food.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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The death of Google Groups Fabrizio J Bonsignore <syntotic@gmail.com> - 2012-07-28 09:38 -0700
  Re: The death of Google Groups Tim Prince <tprince@computer.org> - 2012-07-28 13:16 -0400
    Re: The death of Google Groups Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-30 13:52 -0700
      Re: The death of Google Groups Chicken McNuggets <chicken@mcnuggets.com> - 2012-07-31 10:50 +0100
        Re: The death of Google Groups jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk - 2012-07-31 04:23 -0700
          Re: The death of Google Groups James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-07-31 07:52 -0400
            Re: The death of Google Groups Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-01 00:08 -0500
              Re: The death of Google Groups James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-01 06:47 -0400
                Re: The death of Google Groups Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-08-01 16:06 -0400
                Re: The death of Google Groups James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-01 16:16 -0400
                Re: The death of Google Groups Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-08-02 00:50 -0700
                Re: The death of Google Groups William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2012-08-02 12:32 -0700
          Re: The death of Google Groups Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2012-07-31 14:00 +0200
        Re: The death of Google Groups Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-07-31 13:04 -0700
        Re: The death of Google Groups Fabrizio J Bonsignore <syntotic@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 10:54 -0700
    Re: The death of Google Groups lovecreatesbeauty <lovecreatesbeauty@gmail.com> - 2012-08-13 23:18 -0700
      Re: The death of Google Groups Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-14 00:39 -0700
        Re: The death of Google Groups Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-08-14 12:16 +0000
  Re: The death of Google Groups mstemper@walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) - 2012-07-31 17:11 +0000
    Re: The death of Google Groups David Bernier <david250@videotron.ca> - 2012-08-01 13:15 -0400
      Re: The death of Google Groups David Bernier <david250@videotron.ca> - 2012-08-01 13:28 -0400
        Re: The death of Google Groups Fabrizio J Bonsignore <syntotic@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 11:01 -0700
        Re: The death of Google Groups David Bernier <david250@videotron.ca> - 2012-08-01 14:13 -0400
          Re: The death of Google Groups David Bernier <david250@videotron.ca> - 2012-08-01 14:30 -0400
            Re: The death of Google Groups David Bernier <david250@videotron.ca> - 2012-08-01 15:13 -0400
      Re: The death of Google Groups Robert Miles <milesrf@Usenet-News.net> - 2012-09-09 21:57 -0500

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