From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Ted   wrote:   
   >On 2/19/2024 10:23 AM, D wrote:   
   >> the only prediction thus far is that google shall decommission their usenet   
   >> gateway as they announced last 14 december to be effective 15 february 2024   
   >> then moved the goal posts to the persisting expectation of 22 february 2024,   
   >> so they can easily modify their public announcement without previous notice   
   >> and keep doing that until the cows come home . . . if and when their usenet   
   >> gateway is actually disconnected, then dozens of spam-friendly news servers   
   >> could experience a measurable increase in spam, troll-farm infestation, etc.   
   >> certainly some news server administrators may be motivated to tighten their   
   >> restrictions on cross-posting, user registration requirements, and throttle   
   >> server access to limit use and potential abuse; simply limiting cross-posts   
   >> to five (5) and depeering any servers that allow more would be a good start,   
   >> better if crossposting were eliminated altogether, but it will get stricter   
   >>   
   >   
   >And Usenet will be 100% better for it.   
   >   
      
   Hear! Hear!! Spot on!   
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