From: posted@usenet.org   
      
   "Con Reeder, unhyphenated American"  wrote in   
   news:slrnunn11t.1ajdo.constance@karen.heins.net:   
      
   > On 2023-12-14, JGibson  wrote:   
   >> Just saw this note that the top of rsfc:   
   >>   
   >> *BEGIN QUOTE*   
   >> 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   
   >   
   > I suspect that post volume will dictate that -- seems like the   
   > majority of users are from Google Groups.   
   >   
   > What do you use for email? A lot of the clients have Usenet, such as   
   > Thunderbird.   
   >   
   > I wonder if Eternal September will get overwhelmed and disappear,   
   > requiring one to pay for it. There are no good providers with   
   > sub-$5.00/month cost that I can find. I had a $3.00 Supernews for   
   > years, but that is gone.   
   >   
   > I suppose I could bring up a Usenet server and try to pull RSFC and   
   > a couple of other groups, but I haven't tried to find Usenet peers for   
   > more than a decade and don't even know if it is really possible....   
      
   This should do it for most.   
      
   paganini.bofh.team port 119 or 563   
      
   No registration required, good retention.   
      
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