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   Richard Smith to All   
   Re: ROOTSWEB   
   24 Jan 20 15:44:00   
   
   From: richard@ex-parrot.com   
      
   On 23/01/2020 09:41, MB wrote:   
   > On 22/01/2020 23:57, Richard Smith wrote:   
   >> Assuming you genuinely do mean newsgroups (e.g. soc.genealogy.britain),   
   >> rather than online forums or mailing lists, then, no, they will not be   
   >> closed.  Ancestry have no power to close a newsgroup.  No one company or   
   >> individual does.   
   >   
   > I did refer to ROOTSWEB mailing lists.   
      
   I know you did, but I wasn't replying to you.  I was replying to Athel   
   Cornish-Bowden's message, which specifically asked about the news group.   
     The news group isn't closing.   
      
   Richard   
      
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