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From: Ted Heise <theise@panix.com>
Newsgroups: news.software.readers
Subject: Re: [slrn] A farewell to the remaining slrn mafia
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 21:46:30 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: My own, such as it is
Message-ID: <slrn106duhn.8cp.theise@panix2.panix.com>
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On 3 Jul 2025 00:33:14 GMT,
  andrew <andrew@skamandros.invalid> wrote:
>  My subscription with individual.net is coming up for renewal 
>  soon and after many, many years on Usenet, and in particular 
>  here on NSR, I will be allowing it to lapse. Time to move on 
>  and take only positive memories of my time here.
> 
>  I will leave my guide to compiling slrn under Windows in place 
>  for a little longer:
> 
>  slrn and Windows 10... 
>  https://www.andrews-corner.org/slrn-windows.html
> 
>  I am not sure if anyone ever actually used this guide but I had 
>  a huge amount of fun putting it together :). And a huge amount 
>  of time when I rewrote the slrn web site all those years ago...
> 
>  Are there many of the old time slrn users left here? And if so 
>  what are your future plans on Usenet and NSR?

Hi Andrew,

I think we've bumped into each other from time to time over the 
years.  In case I've never said so, I also appreciate your 
thoughful contributions to the community.  Thank you!

I started on Usenet in the early 90s via a shell account on a 
VMS/DEC system that soon after morphed to a unix platform.  I 
think I started using slrn soon after, so it's probably been close 
to 30 years.

I'm sure you're aware of other Usenet options, but I keep access 
via various shell accounts.  Panix has one for a fair price, and 
the newsfeed is included.  Nyx has a free option, and I think 
they're still alive and kicking.

-- 
Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA