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Subject: Re: We're alive again!
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:41 -0000 (UTC)
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Anthony <a@9srv.net> wrote:
> Anthony <a@9srv.net> wrote:
>> <ng@0x80.invalid> wrote:
>>> Anthony Sorace <a@9srv.net> wrote:
>>>> Hello, friends of Plan 9!
>>>> 
>>>> After an extended dormant period, Dan Cross and I have taken on
>>>> moderation duties for this newsgroup and updated all the right
>>>> places, so it should be functional again.  We have a page with
>>>> a little more information here:
>>>> 
>>>> http://9srv.net/comp.os.plan9/
>>> [snip]
>>> 
>>> I love seeing the newsgroup revived!  Even if it were to get no
>>> posts.  The above page says
>>> 
>>> Of historical interest, ISC has an archive of posts related to
>>> the creation of comp.os.plan9, which includes the original call
>>> for creation, vote, and charter. 
>>> 
>>> but the link is empty. I was not able to find what it might be
>>> with, e.g., "plan9 site:isc.org".
>> 
>> If your system is behaving like mine, the link isn't empty, their
>> server is just set up weird. It causes a download rather than
>> loading the page. I cannot speak to why they have done things
>> that way. I should make a note about that on the page.
> 
> Never mind, that's bogus, I was reading wrong. I've fixed the page
> (and added a note that it's a download, which seems silly but
> whatever). Thanks for pointing out the error. 

Thanks, what I meant with "empty link" was that the source read

	<a href="">archive of posts</a>

as you have guessed. I should've been more precise. Thanks for the
fix and everybody also who followed up providing the link!

-- 
Nico - has some more to read