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Re: Usenet

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On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:44:04 -0800 (PST)
korax1214@gmail.com wrote:

> I've received an email from Forte, claiming that "Usenet activity is
> growing dramatically".
> 
> What planet are they on?  Is this a Usenet which the rest of us
> haven't heard of, or perhaps one which is stuck in around 1999?  The
> Usenet I know is in decline, and has been for years...

Binary groups, I expect. With The Authorities training their sights on
P2P and filesharing websites, I've certainly heard that Usenet has
seen a resurgence of interest among the scofflaw community. "Growing
dramatically", I wouldn't know, but it's not as daft as it sounds.

Oh, I almost forgot... Merry Ecksmas, everyone!

-- 
Duncan Snowden.

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Usenet korax1214@gmail.com - 2012-12-24 12:44 -0800
  Re: Usenet "Brian Gaff" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-12-25 01:36 +0000
    Re: Usenet korax1214@gmail.com - 2012-12-25 06:09 -0800
  Re: Usenet Guesser <alistair@alistairsserver.no-ip.org> - 2012-12-25 13:11 +0000
  Re: Usenet Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> - 2012-12-25 15:41 +0000
    Re: Usenet Hg <Hg@Hg.Hg> - 2012-12-27 08:27 +0500
      Re: Usenet Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-12-28 21:01 +0000
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      Re: Usenet "Ian B" <noemail@invalid.invalid> - 2013-01-07 05:22 +0000
  Re: Usenet deKay <andyk@lofi-gaming.org.uk.invalid> - 2012-12-27 20:29 +0000

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