Re: Why can't we just "reset" Usenet?

D <[email protected]> writes:

> On Tue, 25 Feb 2025, Paul W. Schleck wrote:
>
>> "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/
>
> Isn't it already possible? You can just setup usenet yourself, with
> your own set of conventions, and start to find peers. I don't think
> that should be so difficult.

I'd say it would be difficult because most sysadmins would not see the
point in leaving current USENET to something new, which would be roughly
equivalent.