Re: Shouting into the void again

On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:06:07 -0800
Brian W. Antoine <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:34:53 +0100, Bluefire <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> >On 20/11/2024 21:45, FurryDragon wrote:  
> >> On 19/11/2024 04:19, TechDunce wrote:  
> >>> Now that google groups and down and the relatively easiest way to
> >>> post here is lost I am curious how many people are still here by
> >>> whatever other means.
> >>> _
> >>> Sent via Agent on an old laptop I dug out an ewaste bin  
> >> I'm here for the first time, which was possible through eternal 
> >> september and the Mozilla Thunderbird client, and I'm very happy
> >> to see that this place is still up!
> >> I however have no actual idea if any other places like 
> >> alt.horror.werewolves or alt.fan.dragons are still active.
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Sent via overpriced laptop given to me by a relative  
> >
> >I'm also using Thunderbird + Eternal September. It's... actually my
> >very first message to alt.fan.furry. So... hello everyone!
> >
> >With that said, I think it is somewhat sad Google Groups is no more.
> >It might have been a source of spam, but it was also for many a
> >reason to still use Usenet. As such, I am not sure if it's a net
> >positive.  
> 
> I used NewsGuy for years, until the locked the doors one night.
> NewsHosting has been pretty good and they just sent email about
> buying a few of the older services.

I do plan on getting my GigaNews account back once I can afford such
things, maybe even setting up and running my own NNTP news server. It
doesn't seem much harder than setting up an email server.