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| Time: 09:06 EST/14:06 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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For most users there are only two parts to the internet: email and the web. The other services available are far less known having been more or less swamped by the busy exchange of email messages and handsome browsers. But the internet was originally intended to be a tool for academia (and the US military) and still carries the legacy of its origins. An evolution of bulletin boards, Usenet is one such legacy. It is a nearly defunct system that briefly enjoyed CB-radio-like popularity in New Zealand from the 1980s through to the coming of the internet. | ||
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| #1 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 6/26/2003 12:18:53 PM |
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"[Usenet] is a nearly defunct system..."
What??? |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 6/26/2003 12:41:26 PM |
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Usenet began dying several years ago. Nearly all the groups I used to read became overrun by trolls.
There is no longer any worthwhile content on usenet. The Microsoft groups are something of an exception, but it's impossible to keep up with them as well. |
| #3 By 7754 (216.160.8.41) at 6/26/2003 1:01:09 PM |
| Hmmm, I guess I've been lucky, then. Or maybe because I just use Google groups to find what I need? I've had decent luck in the Microsoft groups, but actually the best support I've found was in the Novell groups. Overall, I often use the groups even before checking the web when I have an unusual problem. |
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