I for one find Usenet archives invaluable for solving technical problems. There are always obscure problems that are not covered by the manuals and where you want to shout to you coleagues "has any seen this before". Searchable usenet archives allow you to see if any of thousands of people worldwide have had the same or a similar problem, without having to post a question that may have been answered before.
It is essential (for me at least) that these be available in one place rather than spread over many web sites, each with their small forum. If deja.com ever follows RemarQ then many people will have lost a valuable tool.
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I for one find Usenet archives invaluable for solving technical problems. There are always obscure problems that are not covered by the manuals and where you want to shout to you coleagues "has any seen this before". Searchable usenet archives allow you to see if any of thousands of people worldwide have had the same or a similar problem, without having to post a question that may have been answered before.
It is essential (for me at least) that these be available in one place rather than spread over many web sites, each with their small forum. If deja.com ever follows RemarQ then many people will have lost a valuable tool.