X-Received: by 2002:a0c:d684:0:b0:67a:8e83:a176 with SMTP id k4-20020a0cd684000000b0067a8e83a176mr92540qvi.0.1702646162196; Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:16:02 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:18a8:b0:3b6:dd92:7372 with SMTP id bi40-20020a05680818a800b003b6dd927372mr7508349oib.8.1702646161976; Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:16:01 -0800 (PST) Path: ...!news.nobody.at!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!209.85.160.216.MISMATCH!news-out.google.com!nntp.google.com!postnews.google.com!google-groups.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: soc.penpals Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:16:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4ddbfd3b-46b7-4c58-b89b-d4fa304afaecn@googlegroups.com> Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=142.59.102.72; posting-account=4ge03woAAADbqKYb2HCHowS9rAy2V_Bb NNTP-Posting-Host: 142.59.102.72 References: <4ddbfd3b-46b7-4c58-b89b-d4fa304afaecn@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <43655b5a-95d9-440f-864e-3581d50595c6n@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Learn more From: Richard morton Scoville Injection-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:16:02 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bytes: 5290 Lines: 89 On Friday, December 15, 2023 at 4:08:12=E2=80=AFAM UTC-7, Richard morton Sc= oville wrote: > Google Groups ending support for Usenet=20 > If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these groups= is ending soon.=20 >=20 > What=E2=80=99s changing?=20 > Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at gr= oups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet grou= ps, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search for his= torical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google Groups.=20 >=20 > In addition, Google=E2=80=99s Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) serve= r and associated peering will no longer be available, meaning Google will n= ot support serving new Usenet content or exchanging content with other NNTP= servers.=20 >=20 > This change will not impact any non-Usenet content on Google Groups, incl= uding all user and organization-created groups. Most of the current Google = Groups content is not Usenet content and will not be affected.=20 >=20 > What do I need to do?=20 > If you don=E2=80=99t actively engage with Usenet content This is where Google has done wrong. As a Gmail user we were left wide open= for abuse and assault on Usenet without even knowing we were part of the g= ame. My IP address was not only used against me it was posted on a public f= orum for anyone to see. And we can't forget that all Iverson linked Google = Groups to the Rachel spam. It was clearly a Spam trap and Rachel is clearly= nothing more than a bot cleverly designed including pictures. She could be= paid , you don=E2=80=99t need to do anything. Current Usenet users will need to = do two things before February 22, 2024 if they want to continue engaging wi= th Usenet content:=20 >=20 > Find a new Usenet client. Several free and paid alternatives are availabl= e, both web-based and application-based. To find a client, do a web search = for "how do I find a usenet text client"=20 > Find a new public Usenet server. The new client you choose will likely ha= ve a default server or a set of curated options for you. If not, to find a = server, do a web search for "public NNTP servers."=20 > Because Usenet is a distributed system, you do not need to migrate data. = All of the Usenet content you can access today on Google Groups should alre= ady be synced to the new server you choose. After you select a new client a= nd server, you can reselect the groups you=E2=80=99re interested in.=20 >=20 > Why is Google Groups support for Usenet ending?=20 > Over the last several years, legitimate activity in text-based Usenet gro= ups has declined significantly because users have moved to more modern tech= nologies and formats such as social media and web-based forums. Much of the= content being disseminated via Usenet today is binary (non-text) file shar= ing, which Google Groups does not support, as well as spam.=20 >=20 >=20 > Give feedback about this article=20 > Was this helpful?"=20 >=20 >=20 > Yes, and I will claim this as my win too..=20 >=20 >=20 > Al Iverson invented Rachel=20 >=20 > And made a direct link to her Google profile=20 >=20 > Rachel will be gone in February=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > I did it!!!!!!!!!!!.=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > the colonel is gone and if I had to list all the trolls that I had to go = through to get Google to finally understand that Usenet isn't a place for k= ids and that all of their Gmail addresses are being harvested and used and = all their email addresses too then you finally understand the scope of the = abuse that was Criminal and perhaps I won't be able to put anyone in jail b= ut karma has got to them in their tent and there's still no date for the bi= g tent Gathering for God that carry chat one Believes he can use as a way t= o enter the Pearly Gates. Carrie you won't make it there. Your destined for= hell > I