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google prediction
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D
2024-02-20 18:12:36 UTC
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the only prediction thus far is that google shall decommission their usenet
gateway as they announced last 14 december to be effective 15 february 2024
then moved the goal posts to the persisting expectation of 22 february 2024,
so they can easily modify their public announcement without previous notice
and keep doing that until the cows come home . . . if and when their usenet
gateway is actually disconnected, then dozens of spam-friendly news servers
could experience a measurable increase in spam, troll-farm infestation, etc.
certainly some news server administrators may be motivated to tighten their
restrictions on cross-posting, user registration requirements, and throttle
server access to limit use and potential abuse; simply limiting cross-posts
to five (5) and depeering any servers that allow more would be a good start,
better if crossposting were eliminated altogether, but it will get stricter
Will-Dockery
2024-02-23 06:49:31 UTC
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Post by D
the only prediction thus far is that google shall decommissio
their usenet
Post by D
gateway as they announced last 14 december to be effective 1
february 2024
Post by D
then moved the goal posts to the persisting expectation of 2
february 2024,
Post by D
so they can easily modify their public announcement withou
previous notice
Post by D
and keep doing that until the cows come home . . . if and whe
their usenet
Post by D
gateway is actually disconnected, then dozens of spam-friendly new
servers
Post by D
could experience a measurable increase in spam, troll-far
infestation, etc.
Post by D
certainly some news server administrators may be motivated t
tighten their
Post by D
restrictions on cross-posting, user registration requirements, an
throttle
Post by D
server access to limit use and potential abuse; simply limitin
cross-posts
Post by D
to five (5) and depeering any servers that allow more would be
good start,
Post by D
better if crossposting were eliminated altogether, but it will ge
stricte

Google Groups finally shut down, around Noon on February 22

I too suspected they'd wait a while longer but the axe just fell


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