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|    Lynn McGuire to John Robertson    |
|    Re: How come all the spam stopped Februa    |
|    12 Oct 24 00:30:21    |
      From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com              On 10/11/2024 10:36 AM, John Robertson wrote:       > On 2024-10-11 7:08 a.m., Kerry Imming wrote:       >> On 9/12/2024 2:13 PM, Tony wrote:       >>> I can't read Russian or Ukrainian but I don't need magic mushroom or       >>> any of that shit. By the way this is really Tommy Tutalidge I       >>> sustained a busted left arm April 12th 2024 that should have made the       >>> 6 o'clock news all over the world. The good news is it hasn't       >>> affected my playing abilities.       >>       >> Google removed access to USENET through Google Groups.       >>       >> https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538       >>       >> "Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups       >> (at groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to       >> Usenet groups, or view new Usenet content."       >>       >>       >> - Kerry       >>       >       > Yup, that sure killed the spam - pity they didn't simply make it a       > requirement to prove you were a human to post instead of simply killing       > the access for people who couldn't figure out how to use services like       > eternal-september...       >       > I thought Google was supposed to be your friend?       >       > Some friend!       >       > John :-#(#              The spammers tried spamming through several of the usenet suppliers like       E-S but were stopped almost immediately.              Lynn              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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