Re: Why can't we just "reset" Usenet?
Retro Guy <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.fan.usenet,alt.culture.usenet,news.groups |
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| Organization | Rocksolid Light |
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:40:02 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote: > Paul W. Schleck <[email protected]> wrote at 13:15 this Tuesday (GMT): >> "Usenet, having been around for several decades now has gotten to the >> point where you can't just host your own server. While I get the reason >> behind that, why is not a good idea, to perhaps split away from the >> current dataset and start a new feed of Usenet servers without the older >> data and without binaries? The current Usenet would still be present, >> but it would allow for people not only to go back to self-hosting >> Usenet, but would also get rid of some of the 'junk' that people don't >> want. And removing binaries from the new one, doesn't stop people from >> using the old Usenet to continue doing so. >> >> Why would this be a bad idea?" - quilnux >> >> https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/comments/1it5bf5/why_cant_we_just_reset_usenet/ > > > Can't you control what ng's you carry and how old the data you carry is? Yes, you can. I don't know where the idea comes from that you can't host your own server. I'm an idiot and I host one. Also, I don't know why someone is posting short quotes, not opinion on the quote, and links to Reddit. I, and I'm guessing some others, are not going to visit Reddit to read the info.