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| From | gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | news.groups |
| Subject | Re: List of active (used) groups |
| Date | 2026-06-22 17:50 +0000 |
| Organization | Sonologic AB |
| Message-ID | <111bska$2tsg$2@nntp.sonologic.net> (permalink) |
| References | <1115k9u$fnd1$1@solani.org> <111bjjs$1k3fb$1@dont-email.me> |
Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> wrote: > Marco Moock wrote: >> Some time ago we created a getting started guide for setting up >> newsgroup access. >> https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_Usenet >> >> I would like to extend that with a list of active groups, e.g. groups >> that received new posts in the last year etc. >> >> Is there an easy way for server operators to create such statistics? > > There is a basic flaw here. "New posts" does not equate to "useful". But it at least tells you which if the tens of thousands of groups you could check out to find active discussions. Sure, you'll get false positives, but it narrows things significantly. Cheers, Koen -- Software architecture & engineering: https://www.sonologic.se/ Sci-fi: https://www.koenmartens.nl/ Retrocomputing videos: https://retroscandinavian.eu/
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List of active (used) groups Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-20 10:51 +0200
Re: List of active (used) groups Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name> - 2026-06-20 11:46 +0200
Re: List of active (used) groups "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-06-20 15:00 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups pschleck@panix.com (Paul W. Schleck) - 2026-06-23 12:31 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> - 2026-06-23 18:28 -0500
Re: List of active (used) groups pschleck@panix.com (Paul W. Schleck) - 2026-06-24 03:46 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> - 2026-06-25 17:56 -0500
Re: List of active (used) groups gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-06-20 17:22 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-06-20 17:31 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-20 21:18 +0200
Re: List of active (used) groups Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-20 21:28 +0200
Re: List of active (used) groups gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-06-21 06:59 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups Steve Bonine <spb@pobox.com> - 2026-06-22 10:16 -0500
Re: List of active (used) groups gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-06-22 17:50 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-06-22 18:23 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups pschleck@panix.com (Paul W. Schleck) - 2026-06-23 13:02 +0000
Re: List of active (used) groups Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-23 15:12 +0200
Re: List of active (used) groups Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name> - 2026-07-05 12:23 +0200
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