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| From | Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.sinclair, news.misc, comp.internet.services.google |
| Subject | Google Groups |
| Followup-To | news.misc, comp.internet.services.google |
| Date | 2013-02-03 17:33 +0000 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <878v751ew1.fsf_-_@violet.siamics.net> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <alpine.OSX.2.00.1301301420340.89097@imac.dekay.sytes.net> <874nhy7mia.fsf@violet.siamics.net> <alpine.OSX.2.00.1301301516580.89097@imac.dekay.sytes.net> <01230985-f073-4d5d-8bf3-0b304b24486f@googlegroups.com> <20130203164236.131e0135@talktalk.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Followups directed to: news.misc, comp.internet.services.google
>>>>> Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> writes:
>>>>> On Sat, 2 Feb 2013 04:59:58 -0800 (PST) korax1214@gmail.com wrote:
[Cross-posting to news:comp.internet.services.google and
news:news.misc, and setting Followup-To: there.]
>> I'm on Google Groups so can't use a killfile
> Let's hear it for Progress, folks! All those luddites cowering in
> corners with their local NNTP clients don't know what they're
> missing...
The problem of the "Usenet proper" is not that NNTP user agents
are inherently "worse" than HTTP ones, but that setting up one
of the former is easily ten times as hard as setting up a
Google Groups account, especially for those who already have
accounts on a dozen of other Web services.
However, I believe that there /can/ be a Usenet-like (or
Fidonet-like, if you like) network, with all the "killfiles and
local spools" of Usenet, yet as simple as taking a few clicks to
set up an account -- either free or paid for, and allowing all
the weird stuff common to the Web of today, such as exchanging
photos and the like.
Somehow, however, it makes me doubt that those active on today's
Usenet will be the ones to bring such a new network into
existence, or even to join one once it's started...
... Thanks to Google Groups, however, for providing easy access
to my posts for my less computer-savvy acquaintances.
Unfortunately, now that they're making a switch to a
JavaScript-based interface, my guess is that they won't be
accessible anymore to anyone but those who use one of the
"major" browsers. FWIW, I've left them the following bit as
"the reason I opted to use the old interface:"
Unfortunately, the new version relies on running site-provided
executable (JavaScript) code on my computer, which, although not as
insecure as running site-provided .exe files, I still do not
anticipate.
Besides, it's incompatible with Lynx, my browser of choice.
I guess, there's still hope that given enough feedback of such a
kind, they may revert their decision to take the current,
pure-HTML, interface down.
--
FSF associate member #7257
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