From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 24/01/2020 13:19, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >   
   > Though the one I take (BK-L) has just moved to another similar   
   > distribution method (from rootsweb to groups.io), which to me seems   
   > short-sighted, as we'll be in the same boat again at some point; I don't   
   > understand why it didn't move to becoming a genuine usenet newsgroup, as   
   > you say, with the resultant no-single-point-of-failure. Maybe no-one   
   > involved knew how to get a new 'group created (or possibly even the   
   > mechanism to do so has fossilised?).   
   > --   
      
   I have no problem with GROUPS.IO and it is working well, there has been   
   a big increase in activity on many lists - I doubt whether that would   
   have happened if they had gone to USENET (which most users have never   
   heard of).   
      
   All the moderators are of course volunteers, you are welcome to try   
   setting up some lists as newsgroups but I suspect they will not last   
   long because of lack of activity.  Several very useful lists have closed   
   and not moved to GROUPS.IO so you could try reviving them as newsgroups.   
      
   Everyone has a mail reader and browser that can be used with GROUPS.IO,   
   few have a USENET reader now.  I use Thunderbird which is poor and not   
   found a good one to use on Android so do not have access on the tablet.   
      
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