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   Michael S to Joe Pfeiffer   
   Re: apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++,   
   01 Nov 23 22:12:08   
   
   XPost: comp.lang.c++, comp.arch   
   From: already5chosen@yahoo.com   
      
   On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:14:54 -0600   
   Joe Pfeiffer  wrote:   
      
   > John Levine  writes:   
   >   
   > > According to Joe Pfeiffer  :   
   > >>Lynn McGuire  writes:   
   > >>   
   > >>> Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now   
   > >>> read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.   
   > >>   
   > >>No, I'm reading through Eternal September.   
   > >   
   > > That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.   
   > >   
   > > People continue to read those groups all over the place.  You   
   > > couldn't stop if if you wanted to.   
   >   
   > Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?   
      
   Read-only. No posting. Neither newtopics nor followups. None. Nada.   
      
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