I am now moderating all imported USENET messages in this area due to the recent increase in SPAM from there. This moderation option is already a feature of newslink.js, but I've just never used it myself.

This does mean that some other non-USENET message may not propagate the network quite as a fast (I must personally validate or delete the USENET messages, if any, befoer any non-USENET messages will be exported to other networks or viewable by users), but since I read this area just about every day and there aren't that frequent of postings coming from USENET, I don't expect it'll be a problem.
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Digital Man wrote to All <=-

I am now moderating all imported USENET messages in this area due to
the recent increase in SPAM from there. This moderation option is
already a feature of newslink.js, but I've just never used it myself.

This does mean that some other non-USENET message may not propagate the network quite as a fast (I must personally validate or delete the
USENET messages, if any, befoer any non-USENET messages will be
exported to other networks or viewable by users), but since I read this area just about every day and there aren't that frequent of postings coming from USENET, I don't expect it'll be a problem. --
digital man (rob)

Breaking Bad quote #43:
Congratulations! You're now officially the cute one of the group.
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Re: Re: USENET messages
By: Chad Adams to Digital Man on Sat Dec 02 2023 11:18 pm

Digital Man wrote to All <=-

I am now moderating all imported USENET messages in this area due to the recent increase in SPAM from there. This moderation option is already a feature of newslink.js, but I've just never used it myself.

This does mean that some other non-USENET message may not propagate the network quite as a fast (I must personally validate or delete the USENET messages, if any, befoer any non-USENET messages will be exported to other networks or viewable by users), but since I read this area just about every day and there aren't that frequent of postings coming from USENET, I don't expect it'll be a problem. --

You quoted my message, but there was no additional content. <shrug>
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I am now moderating all imported USENET messages in this area due to the recent
increase in SPAM from there. This moderation option is already a feature of new
link.js, but I've just never used it myself.

Thanks, DM. While they were annoying, they were not as bad here as in
other areas on other networks, which have been taken over by it.


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Re: USENET messages
By: Dumas Walker to DIGITAL MAN on Sun Dec 03 2023 10:02 am

I am now moderating all imported USENET messages in this area due to the recent
increase in SPAM from there. This moderation option is already a feature of new
link.js, but I've just never used it myself.

Thanks, DM. While they were annoying, they were not as bad here as in
other areas on other networks, which have been taken over by it.

Yeah, and it seems Google may have tamped down on the spammers now. I haven't seen any in a couple days now.
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On Sun, 3 Dec 2023 14:22:17 -0800
"Digital Man" (VERT) <VERT!Digital.Man@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

Re: USENET messages
By: Dumas Walker to DIGITAL MAN on Sun Dec 03 2023 10:02 am

I am now moderating all imported USENET messages in this area due
to the

recent

increase in SPAM from there. This moderation option is already a
feature of

new

link.js, but I've just never used it myself.

Thanks, DM. While they were annoying, they were not as bad here
as in other areas on other networks, which have been taken over by
it.

Yeah, and it seems Google may have tamped down on the spammers now. I
haven't seen any in a couple days now.

I wouldn't bet on it. I'm sitting here looking at my innd log and the
hundreds of google groups cancels being done by the cancel bots.
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Re: Re: USENET messages
By: nelgin to All on Sat Dec 09 2023 05:52 am

Yeah, and it seems Google may have tamped down on the spammers now. I haven't seen any in a couple days now.

I wouldn't bet on it. I'm sitting here looking at my innd log and the hundreds of google groups cancels being done by the cancel bots.

Yeah, I've been deleting a few every day now, still.
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This Is Spinal Tap quote #43:
I feel my role in the band is ... kind of like lukewarm water.
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On Sat, 9 Dec 2023 15:39:25 -0800
"Digital Man" (VERT) <VERT!Digital.Man@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

Re: Re: USENET messages
By: nelgin to All on Sat Dec 09 2023 05:52 am

Yeah, and it seems Google may have tamped down on the spammers
now. I haven't seen any in a couple days now.

I wouldn't bet on it. I'm sitting here looking at my innd log and
the hundreds of google groups cancels being done by the cancel
bots.

Yeah, I've been deleting a few every day now, still.

Rumor is that Google Groups is shutting down in Feb 2024 as far as
peering and new posts to usenet. That will be a relief to usenet admins everywhere.
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Re: Re: USENET messages
By: nelgin to All on Fri Dec 15 2023 12:17 am

Rumor is that Google Groups is shutting down in Feb 2024 as far as
peering and new posts to usenet. That will be a relief to usenet admins everywhere.

do they even give a shit? usenet is mostly binaries and that's even not as good as it used to be.

i hope google groups shuts down, there's no real reason to have it. it's not very useful anymore.
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On 15 Dec 2023, nelgin said the following...

Rumor is that Google Groups is shutting down in Feb 2024 as far as
peering and new posts to usenet. That will be a relief to usenet admins everywhere.

Sucks and it doesn't. There's only one google group that I belong to that isn't on Usenet. Those I can continue pulling into my board but I guess for the Tasker group I'll have to continue using Google.

The great thing is that most of the spam I see is actually posted from Google Groups rather than usenet so dropping the support will be awesome.

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nelgin wrote to All <=-

Rumor is that Google Groups is shutting down in Feb 2024 as far as
peering and new posts to usenet. That will be a relief to usenet admins everywhere.

It's no rumor.

Google Groups ending support for Usenet

What's changing?
Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet groups, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search
for historical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google
Groups.

In addition, Googles Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server and associated peering will no longer be available, meaning Google will not
support serving new Usenet content or exchanging content with other NNTP servers.

This change will not impact any non-Usenet content on Google Groups,
including all user and organization-created groups. Most of the current
Google Groups content is not Usenet content and will not be affected.
If you work with Usenet groups in Google Groups, support for these
groups is ending soon.


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Richard Miles wrote to nelgin <=-

The great thing is that most of the spam I see is actually posted from Google Groups rather than usenet so dropping the support will be
awesome.

We can hope...



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Re: Re: USENET messages
By: poindexter FORTRAN to nelgin on Sun Dec 17 2023 07:47:00

It's no rumor.

I said that because someone posted the same notice but I hadn't actually seen it myself.
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