XPost: comp.lang.c++, comp.arch   
   From: chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/1/2023 1:24 PM, Retro Guy wrote:   
   > On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:19:19 -0600   
   > Joe Pfeiffer  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Michael S  writes:   
   >>   
   >>> 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.   
   >>   
   >> But I posted this followup to comp.arch through eternal-september.   
   >   
   > You can post from anywhere you want that carries the group, you just   
   > can't post from google groups   
   >   
      
   We can still use google groups for some searching purposes. Remember   
   when they, Google, tried to outright ban comp.lang.c a while back? Not   
   even able to read it...   
      
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