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AOL Kills Usenet Access

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bad-times dept.

Numair writes "BetaNews is reporting that AOL is about to terminate Usenet access for its users. Now, before everyone starts rejoicing ... where is the Usenet community going to find another large media company to protect it from frivolous copyright lawsuits?"

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  1. Just use this free usenet server: by Karamchand · · Score: 5, Informative

    While it does not provide access to binary groups (for understandable reasons) it works really well for normal text groups. And it's free, all you have to do is registering: news.individual.net

  2. Re:Wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It looks like September did end, after all.

    For those who don't get it:

    http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/September-that- never-ended.html

  3. Re:Real uses for USENET anymore? by CDS · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are still some very good groups out there. They tend to be very highly-policed (either as officially moderated groups, or via a cadre of regulars who keep things firmly ontopic.)

    comp.lang.c is a great example of this. I owe them a LOT regarding my growth in understanding of C.

  4. Re:Wow. by bamberg · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the days before widespread internet usage, a significant percentage of the participants in Usenet were college students. Every September would see an influx of newbies who didn't have a clue about Usenet conventions and would disrupt things until they were educated. When AOL gained Usenet access people referred to it as "the September that never ended", referring to the fact that there was now a constant influx of clueless newbies.