Well the features are only hiding, click advanced search to see them come out and play, although if you want to pay someone, I'm sure there are several countries like australia (http://groups.google.com.au/) who are behind the times and have the old google groups.
1. ability to search by date has been eliminated
No it has't, it was moved to advanced search, link:http://groups-beta.google.com/advanced_search?q=&
2. as has the ability to deep link to a single post.
This also has been moved, click show options, then copy the link from Individual Message and you get a permaurl to link to from wherever.
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Well the features are only hiding, click advanced search to see them come out and play, although if you want to pay someone, I'm sure there are several countries like australia (http://groups.google.com.au/) who are behind the times and have the old google groups.
1. ability to search by date has been eliminated No it has't, it was moved to advanced search, link :http://groups-beta.google.com/advanced_search?q=&
2. as has the ability to deep link to a single post.
This also has been moved, click show options, then copy the link from Individual Message and you get a permaurl to link to from wherever.
The search by date was never removed, it was just moved to advanced search next to the textbox