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References: <1729782469-7@newsgrouper.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Newsgrouper Update
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On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:07:49 GMT, Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.uk.invalid> wrote:
>I've made some updates to Newsgrouper, my web interface to Usenet.
>It's now at https://newsgrouper.org.uk and the old url will redirect there.
>The display of a thread is redesigned. If Javascript is enabled you can
>navigate a thread with the keyboard:
>- RightArrow will jump to the next message in the thread.
>- LeftArrow will jump to the previous message in the thread.
>- 'n' will jump to the next New message in the thread.
>- 'v' will View the raw source of the current message.
>There is a facility to block all posts from annoying people, like the
>traditional "kill file", see "Block Poster" at the bottom of the article
>display and the general "Preferences".
>At the bottom of the list of threads for a group there is now a
>"Find Articles" button which can search through 20 years worth of posts
>for a specific string (or glob pattern) in the Subject or From field.

very nice! 

(using Tor Browser 14.0)
https://newsgrouper.org.uk
>...
>https://newsgrouper.org.uk/news.software.readers
>...

e.g. this article . . .

>Newsgrouper Update	Colin Macleod	24 Oct	2	1
>https://newsgrouper.org.uk/news.software.readers/36312
>From: Colin Macleod
>Newsgroups: news.software.readers
>Subject: Newsgrouper Update
>Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:07:49 GMT
>...

clicked "view source" and headers appear complete:

>Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!newsgrouper.org.uk!.POSTED!not-for-mail
>From: Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.uk.invalid>
>Newsgroups: news.software.readers
>Subject: Newsgrouper Update
>Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:07:49 GMT
>Message-ID: <1729782469-7@newsgrouper.org.uk>
>Injection-Info: newsgrouper.org.uk; mail-complaints-to="newsgrouper@yahoo.com"; posting-account=user7
>Injection-Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:07:49 GMT
>User-Agent: Newsgrouper/0.6.1
>Xref: news.eternal-september.org news.software.readers:36312
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https://newsgrouper.org.uk/
>Newsgrouper
>A web interface to Usenet discussion groups (no binaries)
>Find groups to read
>Including this Text: Matching this Pattern:
>In the Group Name In the Description
>Find an article by message-id
>Message-Id: (this has the form <random-stuff@some.site>)

searched for several random message-ids copied from "blueworld" server,
starting with the oldest first . . . (twenty-one years ago, 2003/07/01)

>From: Allan Girvan <allangirvan@yahoo.com>
>Newsgroups: news.software.readers
>Subject: Re: Let's Start a XanaNews Thread
>Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 01:20:42 +0100
>Message-ID: <bdqnl9.2ag.1@ID-66775.user.dfncis.de>

newsgrouper search returned "article not found". . .

>Article with message-id: <bdqnl9.2ag.1@ID-66775.user.dfncis.de>
>Article Not Found.

tested several more recent articles . . .

>From: Colin Macleod <user7@cmacleod.me.uk.invalid>
>Newsgroups: news.software.readers
>Subject: Newsgrouper - a web interface to Usenet (text only)
>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 24 22:01:55 GMT
>Message-ID: <1708034515-1637776@cmacleod.me.uk>

again, newsgrouper search shows "article not found". . .

>Article with message-id: <1708034515-1637776@cmacleod.me.uk>
>Article Not Found.

otherwise, it's a user-friendly web interface and includes 1000s
more newsgroups than novabbs' "rocksolid light" (477 newsgroups);

also, it was easy to block a known troll in another newsgroup by
opening one of their articles and clicking "block poster" at the
bottom of the window, then refresh article list . . . and viola,
the preferences shows the entry and it really works ... awesome!