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   Re: Netnews: The Origin Story   
   06 Nov 24 16:52:22   
   
   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, Sn!pe wrote:   
      
   > Wolfgang Agnes  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Rich  writes:   
   >>   
   >>> Yes, it is in the form of a pdf, but be that as it may, it makes for an   
   >>> interesting view into the start of Usenet:   
   >>>   
   >>>    
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Thank you for posting!   
   >>   
   >   
   > Writing as someone addicted to Usenet for 30 years it's good to see the   
   > whole story, much of which was new to me; I've saved it, thanks again.   
   >   
   > # Usenet was my first love   
   > # And it will be my last...   
   >   
      
   What has made you stick with it through all these years? How come you have   
   not been swept up by the winds of facebook and other social media?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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