From: Jinks@Totopoly.co.uk   
      
   "nigel"  wrote in message   
   news:3AedndPoCtUbUeD4nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk...   
   > Ion Saliu wrote:   
   > > “Effective February 15, 2024, Google Groups will no longer support   
   > new Usenet content. Posting and subscribing will be disallowed, and new   
   > content from Usenet peers will not appear. Viewing and searching of   
   > historical data will still be supported as it is done today.”   
   > >   
   >   
   > If that is correct, it drives a coach and horses through the current WLC   
   > format because some participants posted their entries via Google Groups,   
   > and it was deemed the arbiter of whether entries were posted on time, or   
   > even posted at all.   
   >   
   > If a Championship is organised elsewhere from usenet, if it requires   
   > identification or verification via mobile phone or 64-bit browsers to   
   > access, I'm afraid I will pass.   
   >   
   > However I'd be interested in learning of other lottery discussion forums   
   > that meet my criteria, particularly if some of the participants have a   
   > working knowledge of statistics and probability,   
   >   
   > Nigel   
   >   
   Oh.  I have an account with eternal september. It's free. Hardly ever used   
   Google Groups.   
      
   Some people use Thunderbird as their mail client.  I have that but use an   
   old Outlook Express copy for reading/writing.   
   https://www.eternal-september.org/   
      
   MJ   
      
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