Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!nntp.comgw.net!news.nntp4.net!news.hispagatos.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: rek2 hispagatos Newsgroups: news.software.readers Subject: Re: Newsgrouper Update Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:17:19 -0000 (UTC) Organization: Hispagatos Message-ID: References: <1729782469-7@newsgrouper.org.uk> <1739546063-7@newsgrouper.org> <1740074092-7@newsgrouper.org> Reply-To: ReK2 Injection-Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:17:19 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: matrix.hispagatos.org; logging-data="2488623"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@hispagatos.org" User-Agent: slrn/pre1.0.4-9 (Linux) Bytes: 2891 Lines: 42 On 2025-02-20, Colin Macleod wrote: > rek2 hispagatos posted: > >> On 2025-02-14, s|b wrote: >> > On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:17:38 -0000 (UTC), rek2 hispagatos wrote: >> > >> >> Can't you host on a non 8 eyes country? and have the few in the uk >> >> using it use tor/vpn? you could also give http access on tor/i2p >> >> :shrugs: >> > >> > It's Nine Eyes, isn't it? >> > >> Indeed seems like unfortunately the "eyes" keeps growing :) > > The new UK law doesn't care where the service is hosted, only whether > it's available to UK users. Also users who are sophisticated enough > to use tor or a vpn would most likely be using their own nntp client > and so would not need my web interface at all. > Not really, I think your site is used mostly as an alternative for the lack of Android open/libre apps, I know for a fact a lof of our users use it when on the phone but at home or when they get their laptop out on a coffee shop etc then they use slrn/thunderbird/tin etc... I personally use it to post to the fediverse some posts we do as announcements about our mastodon instance been doing for maintenance or 2600 events etc. So for example I may post an event to alt.2600,alt.2600.hackers,alt.2600.madrid and pic one of those on your site and share the url on non-nntp/usenet forums like the fediverse to reach out non-usenet users, and with this bring more people into using usenet.(This has worked well for the last year or so) BTW: that law is very weird, what about all the fediverse servers there are thousands if not millions if we add the other non-mastodon instances, I am sure most are used by UK people. Just thinking out loud Happy Hacking ReK2 -- - {gemini,https}://{,rek2.}hispagatos.org - mastodon: @rek2@hispagatos.space - [https|gemini]://2600.Madrid - https://hispagatos.space/@rek2 - https://keyoxide.org/A31C7CE19D9C58084EA42BA26C0B0D11E9303EC5