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    From Android8675@VERT/SHODAN to MRO on Wed Dec 27 14:55:45 2023
    so i got this scanner gathering info on my synchronet irc server
    that just runs at home and does nothing. i havent turned off the port.

    then i see it has some stats of synchronet ircds https://www.ircstats.org/servers

    So, I heard Usenet is in danger of being shut down? (though nothing to back said claim), so maybe data like this could be useful in some future situation where usage statistics might sway some Internet God's decision about something?

    *shrug*

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Android8675 on Thu Dec 28 02:48:04 2023
    Re: irc scanner
    By: Android8675 to MRO on Wed Dec 27 2023 02:55 pm

    so i got this scanner gathering info on my synchronet irc server
    that just runs at home and does nothing. i havent turned off the port.

    then i see it has some stats of synchronet ircds https://www.ircstats.org/servers

    So, I heard Usenet is in danger of being shut down? (though nothing to back said claim), so maybe data like this could be useful in some future situation where usage statistics might sway some Internet God's decision about something?


    They say usenet is going to be shut down like every 5-10 years though.
    it looks like usenet usage is increasing every year in regards to binaries.
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  • From fusion@VERT/CFBBS to MRO on Thu Dec 28 11:52:00 2023
    On 28 Dec 2023, MRO said the following...

    So, I heard Usenet is in danger of being shut down? (though nothing to said claim), so maybe data like this could be useful in some future situation where usage statistics might sway some Internet God's decisio about something?
    They say usenet is going to be shut down like every 5-10 years though.
    it looks like usenet usage is increasing every year in regards to binaries. ---

    usenet isn't centralized like that though..

    you could set up a server and take the place of aioe (RIP..) and be just as much "usenet" as anyone else ever was.

    it would probably be significantly easier if you were text-only like almost all the free servers usually are, and could prove you're competent at keeping spam out of the wider network but ;)

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Android8675 on Thu Dec 28 15:06:55 2023
    Re: irc scanner
    By: Android8675 to MRO on Wed Dec 27 2023 02:55 pm

    So, I heard Usenet is in danger of being shut down? (though nothing to back said claim), so maybe data like this could be useful in some future situation where usage statistics might sway some Internet God's decision about something?

    google groups, which is probably the largest public interface to text newsgroups, is ending its support for Usenet on Feb 22, 2024.

    https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538


    Binary groups are definitely still incredibly active.

    DaiTengu

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to fusion on Fri Dec 29 07:31:57 2023
    Re: Re: irc scanner
    By: fusion to MRO on Thu Dec 28 2023 11:52 am

    future situation where usage statistics might sway some Internet God's decisio about something?
    They say usenet is going to be shut down like every 5-10 years though. it looks like usenet usage is increasing every year in regards to binaries. ---

    usenet isn't centralized like that though..


    well the big ones can close down. that's happened already. I really don't mind if usenet takes a dive and becomes more obscure than bbsing.
    it might be good for the binary people anyways.
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