I basically blew off Usenet in `95.

Post #10,599 by marlowe 9/26/01 9:33:46 PM Reply	I basically blew off Usenet in `95. I'd use Deja and later Google to search the archives for any useful information. but I don't try to mine the raw ore by hand. It's way too low grade. And as for participating in discussions, Usenet has long since been superceded by better alternatives. Usenet is a relic. Let it rust. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]
Post #10,608 by broomberg 9/26/01 10:40:29 PM Reply	I thought so too But in the last year, there has been a huge drop in noise, so Oracle, Solaris, and Storage groups have been very good without having to wade through the trash. I'd hate to lose it again.
Post #10,620 by hnick 9/27/01 12:13:33 AM Reply	I still find it occasionally useful also. Do you still have access or is this just a whim of my ISP? Thanks, Hugh
Post #10,703 by broomberg 9/27/01 8:04:48 PM Reply	@home has it But since they are going bankrupt, who know where I'll be getting my access from? I usually read/post from Google though. I like their recently added threading.
Post #10,721 by scoenye 9/27/01 10:43:07 PM Reply	Just your ISP I still have full access through both of my ISPs (one in the US, one in Belgium), so it doesn't look like a NATO action ;-) IIS may not be too far off. Besides being infested by worms/virii, it also has a tendency not to restart the newsgroup service after a crash...
Post #10,697 by ben_tilly 9/27/01 6:31:51 PM Reply	I totally blew it off in 97 That is when I left grad school. I haven't had a newsfeed since. Of course then boards like this one came along to take up my time... Cheers, Ben
Post #11,917 by addison 10/5/01 11:32:15 AM Reply	Re: I basically blew off Usenet in `95. And as for participating in discussions, Usenet has long since been superceded by better alternatives. I disagree. The biggest thing that USENET lacks is a good way to link to prior posts (without Google or something). Other than that, its far better for discussion. No ads, for one. No font crap. Ok, some dumbasses do post in HTML, but its few and far between. So its very fast - far faster than HTML boards - plus, its essentially cached locally with the local newsserver. Addison

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