Re: Usenet Groupsã By: DaveW to All on Sun Sep 17 2023 11:44 pmãã > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronetã >ã > Hello,ã > I recently setup a few Usenet groups but I have not had much traffic.ã > Are there any Usenet groups that are active. Please forgive me if this isã > not supposed to be posted here. :)ã >ããthere are no active msg newsgroups anymore. only some thatãtrade binary files.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

MRO wrote to DaveW <=-ãã MR> Re: Usenet Groupsã MR> By: DaveW to All on Sun Sep 17 2023 11:44 pmãã > I recently setup a few Usenet groups but I have not had much traffic.ã > Are there any Usenet groups that are active.ãã MR> there are no active msg newsgroups anymore. only some thatã MR> trade binary files.ããNot true. There are quite a few active Linux-related newsgroups, and ãothers.ãããã... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.ã--- MultiMail/Linux v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

On 18 Sep 2023, Gamgee said the following...ã ã Ga> Not true. There are quite a few active Linux-related newsgroups, and ã Ga> others.ããthe one i read, alt.os.linux.slackware, has a few good threads a month. about on par with some of the bbs echos around here.. and with similar people (they use it cause they like usenet..)ãã--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)ã * Origin: cold fusion - cfbbs.net - grand rapids, miã

Re: Re: Usenet Groupsã By: fusion to Gamgee on Mon Sep 18 2023 11:16 pmãã > On 18 Sep 2023, Gamgee said the following...ã >ã > Ga> Not true. There are quite a few active Linux-related newsgroups, andã > Ga> others.ã >ã > the one i read, alt.os.linux.slackware, has a few good threads a month.ã > about on par with some of the bbs echos around here.. and with similarã > people (they use it cause they like usenet..)ããoh good we can have a competition to see which old hobby dies off first.ãi'm surprised there's any people actually using usenet like that.ãi guess the bots stopped raping it with spam.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

oh good we can have a competition to see which old hobby dies off first.ã MR> i'm surprised there's any people actually using usenet like that.ã MR> i guess the bots stopped raping it with spam.ããMany people still use some of the usenet groups via google groups gateway. Google is trying to filter out spam.. but at the same time they are a major contributor to have it spawned as well.ããI occasionally check USENET to see some groups are indeed relatively active.. but I'd say all FTNs together generate much more traffic than USENET today.ããStill as a tech opportunity I find it interesting to see NNTP gateway under BBS credentials to access FTNs discussions via usenet client. I think Synchronet allows it, yet I don't see anybody truly enabling it.ããI assume for security/spam protection reasons.ãã-h1ã

Re: Re: Usenet Groupsã By: hollowone to MRO on Wed Sep 20 2023 01:05 pmãã > Still as a tech opportunity I find it interesting to see NNTP gateway underã > BBS credentials to access FTNs discussions via usenet client. I thinkã > Synchronet allows it, yet I don't see anybody truly enabling it.ããMost Synchronet BBSes offer NNTP access to their message bases (including vert.synchro.net) and have for 20+ years.ã-- ã digital man (rob)ããSynchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #93:ãXPDEV = Cross-platform DevelopmentãNorco, CA WX: 74.7øF, 50.0% humidity, 0 mph E wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã

Re: Re: Usenet Groupsã By: hollowone to MRO on Wed Sep 20 2023 01:05 pmãã ho> Still as a tech opportunity I find it interesting to see NNTP gatewayã ho> under BBS credentials to access FTNs discussions via usenet client. Iã ho> think Synchronet allows it, yet I don't see anybody truly enabling it.ããHave you tested many BBSes to see if they have NNTP runing? I thought most Synchronet BBSes had NNTP enabled.ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: Re: Usenet Groupsã By: Nightfox to hollowone on Fri Oct 13 2023 09:04 amãã > Re: Re: Usenet Groupsã > By: hollowone to MRO on Wed Sep 20 2023 01:05 pmã >ã > ho> Still as a tech opportunity I find it interesting to see NNTP gatewayã > ho> under BBS credentials to access FTNs discussions via usenet client. Iã > ho> think Synchronet allows it, yet I don't see anybody truly enabling it.ã >ã > Have you tested many BBSes to see if they have NNTP runing? I thought mostã > Synchronet BBSes had NNTP enabled.ã >ããyeah it all depends on if they have the port open.ãyou, me and other people have used nntp with robust forum softwares to put our msg bases on the web.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã