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   Message 128,826 of 130,039   
   J. P. Gilliver (John) to Goddard   
   Re: SGB (OFF TOPIC)   
   31 Oct 18 17:04:48   
   
   XPost: soc.genealogy.medieval   
   From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Ian   
   Goddard  writes:   
   >On 31/10/18 10:58, Ian Goddard wrote:   
   >> On 29/10/18 18:28, chris@dickinson.uk.net wrote:   
   >>> Apologies for posting this, but it seems the easiest way to get   
   >>>information.   
   >>>   
   >>> I see that SGB has been closed down on Google Groups (and about time   
   >>>too) because of the spam. Is its content still available on other   
   >>>newsreaders?   
      
   Still here on eternal-september - where, incidentally, I see virtually   
   no spam (and I don't have kill rules other than for one or two posters).   
   I presume Google Groups doesn't have as good filters as e-s. (One of my   
   killrules is for a poster who persists in responding to the "girl" type   
   spams; I don't see them, but I did see his followups.)   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks,   
   >>> Chris   
   >>>   
   >>  I'll post this as a test message to both groups   
   >>  Ian   
   >   
   >OK, that seems to be working.  I can see the post on both groups almost   
   >immediately.  This is via my ISP's news server which I think is   
   >probably giganews being resold - ISP news servers often are.   
   >   
   >Ian   
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