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   John Levine to All   
   Re: apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++,   
   01 Nov 23 13:03:14   
   
   XPost: comp.lang.c++, comp.arch   
   From: johnl@taugh.com   
      
   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.   
      
   --   
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   John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for   
   Dummies",   
   Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly   
      
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