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   The Doctor to Keith F. Lynch   
   Re: Google Groups shutting off usenet ac   
   15 Dec 23 16:13:09   
   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Keith F. Lynch  wrote:   
   >Kevrob  wrote:   
   >> "Donate the Usenet archive you took over from Deja.com to someone   
   >> who will maintain access to it.  Maybe there is some tax benefit to   
   >> donating it.  Google's refusal to ban users who used Google's portal   
   >> to spam indiscrimanantly is a major contributor to the "death of   
   >> Usenet."  Shutting off access to groups such as soc.history.what-if   
   >> in even read-only form has been a blow to the community.  Don't be   
   >> evil my Aunt Fanny."   
   >   
   >They are claiming they will continue to maintain the historical   
   >archive and keep it searchable and readable, at least by those with   
   >Google accounts.   
   >   
   >But I agree that it would be better if it was maintained by a more   
   >reliable organization, one which didn't require an account.  Better   
   >yet, given how inexpensive disk space is these days, sell full copies   
   >to anyone who wants them.   
      
      
   OR just get a competent provider to do something right.   
      
   >--   
   >Keith F. Lynch - http://keithlynch.net/   
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