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   Auric__ to Pfsszxt   
   Re: Usenet dying ??   
   28 Aug 13 02:17:08   
   
   From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   Pfsszxt wrote:   
      
   >  For many years I've followed compter groups and   
   > I suppose became a nuisance on some.   
   >    But there's been no Win 7 group (except the one in German)   
   > and no Win 8 group. (at least not on aloe).   
   >   I'll miss this source of help and answers.   
      
   Despite the fact that those groups do exist, as pointed out by others, yes, I   
   believe Usenet *is* dying, at least as a multi-user discussion board. It is   
   evolving into nothing more than a virus^H^H^H^H^Hfile-sharing platform.   
      
   --   
   Armageddon, here we come!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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