Duke To Shut Down Usenet Server

DukeTech writes "This week marks the end of an era for one of the earliest pieces of Internet history, which got its start at Duke University more than 30 years ago. On May 20, Duke will shut down its Usenet server, which provides access to a worldwide electronic discussion network of newsgroups started in 1979 by two Duke graduate students, Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis." Rantastic and other readers wrote about the shutdown of the British Usenet indexer Newzbin today; the site sank under the weight of a lawsuit and outstanding debt. Combine these stories with the recent news of Microsoft shuttering its newsgroups, along with other recent stories, and the picture does not look bright for Usenet.

Comments

Re:A twinge of sadness at this passing

[lul_wat]

My first internet fap was to a photoshop of a nude Captain Janeway. Felt good man.

Re:...and there's still no comparable alternative.

[commodore64_love]

>>>You may play the role of one of Google's tireless PR drones

How do you know when someone's lost the argument? When they resort to insults. It means they've run out of rational or logical points, so they are lashing out in a primitive fashion. - (I don't work for google. Never have. I don't even use their email or browser, so neither am I a biased fanboy or "PR drone")