Re: Briding Usenet to other social networks?
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:47:46 +0200
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.linux,alt.comp.software.thunderbird |
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| Organization | Khanya Publications |
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On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 13:14:32 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> wrote: >On 2/4/2026 10:59 AM, Steve Hayes wrote: >> On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:50:28 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> There was a bridging program that could sync a Usenet newsgroup to an >>> Echomail group back then. :) >>> >>> And Echomail has offline readers, allowing you to post as well. >> >> I first encountered Usenet when some newsgroups were gated to Fidonet, >> this one among them. >> >> Most popular offline readers were BlueWave and Silver Xpress. I still >> have them on my computer, with some saved messages from 30-35 years >> ago. > >If someone (maybe a student from IT) could write bridges or gateways to >sync Usenet with modern social networks like Facebook, Threads, Reddit, >etc!! It isn't difficult, right? Because Echomail of Fidonet did it!! :) Google did it with Googlegroups, and everyone on Usenet complained because it was a huge source of spam, and some commercial outfits (notably dating sites) tried to hijack whole newsgroups for advertising/spamming purposes, and eventually it was stopped. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk