XPost: alt.comp.linux, alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   J. P. Gilliver  wrote:   
   > On 2026/2/9 1:38:57, Lawrence D?Oliveiro wrote:   
   > > On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:14:32 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> If someone (maybe a student from IT) could write bridges or gateways   
   > >> to sync Usenet with modern social networks like Facebook, Threads,   
   > >> Reddit, etc!! It isn't difficult, right? Because Echomail of Fidonet   
   > >> did it!! :)   
   > >   
   > > We already had all that spam crap from Google Groups back when they   
   > > were gatewaying Usenet, the last thing we need is for the spam crap to   
   > > return from a new source.   
   >   
   > Yes and no; I do agree with what you say, that GG was often a pain. But,   
   > usenet will die on the vine - I doubt it will make 20 years, it might be   
   > less than five - unless it gets _some_ new users.   
      
     I'm not too optimistic about the longevity of Usenet either, but the   
   Death of Usenet has already been proclaimed so many times and there   
   *are* some young(er) posters. As I mentioned in another thread, one   
   poster in his early twenties (~25), several from ~42 to ~49 and quite a   
   few to ~70 (including you :-)). So with the ever increasing life   
   expectancy, we still might have 20 years of Usenet.   
      
     Well, hope springs eternal, doesn't it!? :-)   
      
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