XPost: alt.comp.linux, alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 11/02/2026 1:26 am, Paul wrote:   
   > On Tue, 2/10/2026 6:57 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >> On 10/02/2026 3:29 am, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:   
   >>> On 2/9/2026 9:38 AM, 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> Does Usenet have a general chit-chat newsgroup? Just dump them into it? :)   
   >>>   
   >> Doesn't every thread in every newsgroup go that way ...... if it 'lives'   
   long enough??   
   >   
   > Actually, no.   
   >   
   > Notice how some "hierarchies" have very very specific groups.   
   > There is a group for noobs, where you can ask questions about   
   > basics.   
      
   I suppose I am suggesting (poorly) that, if there are only about 10 - 12   
   posts in a thread it would, most likely, be pretty well "On-Topic" but,   
   if the thread gets to 50-100-or more posts (like THIS thread), with   
   various branches and twigs, there almost definitely WILL be some drift!!   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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