Re: NNTP - how to check for removed newsgroups ?

On 7/28/2024 4:14 PM, R.Wieser wrote:
> Zaidy036,
> 
>> Any image or other backup.
> 
> So, just any random backup ?  I guess I could grab my backups of my C89
> installation disks ...
> 
> Again, a backup of *what*.  I have zero clue what you are talking about.
> 
>> news.<newsprovider>.org.rc contains message status
> 
> Is that a newsgroup ?  If so, I have not been able to find it in my
> newsgroup reader.
> 
>> ----Partial sample of mine in a text editor:
> [snip]
> 
> That looks like the output of the NNTP "groups" command.  But if I would
> want to go that way I would need a current version of that list, not a stale
> one.
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
> 
that depends on how many backups you keep for how far back.