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From: tjoen <tjoen@dds.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Usenet
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:58:14 +0100
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On 1/20/25 9:13 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> In article <vmm224$3a5rm$1@dont-email.me>, tjoen  <tjoen@dds.nl> wrote:
>> On 1/20/25 4:59 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> ..
>>> And THEN of course there was this huge backlash started by Cyrus Vance, Jr.
>>> who saw attacking it as a political tool.  That pretty much put it to bed.
>>
>> Unknown this side of the ocean.
>> Also not mentioned on his Wikipedia article
> 
> I'm surprised it wasn't known there because it was such a huge deal on
> Usenet at the time.... so many people lost Usenet access when almost all
> of the major American ISPs dropped their Usenet service at once.

Wikipedia Usenet article doesn't mention it either.
Only mentions decline. linux advocacy group looks lively