NoOp wrote:
> On 07/02/2009 07:03 PM, Jay Daniels wrote:
> ...
>> I thought nntp died years ago. Replaced by web forums (along with
>> mailing list) in which the moderators have somewhat control over.
>> idiots killed the news servers.
>>
>> dead protocols: nntp aka news, gopher, archie, plain text telnet
>> (except for local servers), and others?
>>
>> plain static html sites are almost dead.
>>
>> I recommend you use firefox to read mail from a news to web gateway
>> site. I think it will be much faster.
>>
>> nntp going down in the history books with aol!
>
> Are you serious?
>
>
>
"Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors."
Many others too many to list...
OVERHEAD and full of SPAM and JUNK, a good enough reason, no? Also full
of ILLEGAL porn and other illegal stuff PIRATED software, virus,
trojans, all sitting on company servers.
I got one word for ya, Liability! The lawyers are foaming at the mouth!
Good riddance
jay
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