tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post6429889284208146042..comments2024-03-03T08:37:17.293+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Deathwatch: Usenet newsgroupsSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-13387065209345089102008-06-25T21:59:00.000+02:002008-06-25T21:59:00.000+02:00I've also been online since 1994 and used Usenet u...I've also been online since 1994 and used Usenet until about 2003. The groups seemed to silt up with junk postings (spam). Message boards replaced them in my online social life and these in turn were replaced by blogs. But yes, Google seems the way to try to use Usenet now.Ecgberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354592772973677609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-22848844651055271932008-06-25T21:19:00.000+02:002008-06-25T21:19:00.000+02:00usenet? I've been using the Internet since 1994 (...usenet? I've been using the Internet since 1994 (when my first university got in during my freshman year) and have run across usenet before, but never used it. Ever. Now I'm thinking I must have missed something.Adam Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975190849449996353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-12824587626330571702008-06-25T04:28:00.000+02:002008-06-25T04:28:00.000+02:00I gave up on TelkomSA's usenet server more than ov...I gave up on TelkomSA's usenet server more than over a year ago already, when it started becoming unreliable.<BR/><BR/>I switched to Google's groups which, although a bit of adjustment at first, actually has proven to be a more useful way of accessing Usenet.Richard Cattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143030488851675036noreply@blogger.com