Oh well.
It was fun while it lasted.
Never mind.
Oh well.
It was fun while it lasted.
Never mind.
One reason might well be that many ISPs don't carry newsgroups anymore. Mine stopped doing this earlier this year. Of course you can use a free one - if your ISP hasn't blocked the port - but setting this up might be beyond many in this 'wizard' world. Windows 7 seems to have made it even more difficult than OE, if that's possible. But then I'm no expert on these.
Usenet is becominmg something of a minority thing. Shame. It's much more efficient than web forums.
I do so agree. I dislike the software most of these forums use - much more difficult to snip and quote, etc, than with my newsreader.
I occasionally wonder about the opposite of those things which turn usenet into web forums - something which allowed nntp access to them might work.
I don't think there's enough interest, sadly. Mention NNTP to many people (including some techies) and you'll get a blank look.
*I'd* like it though.
Yeah usenet is dying big time. It's sad. I've spent the last 15 years on usenet and made some great friends. Catching them on facebook just isn't the same. : (
Fraser
+1.........
JB
Hey Fraser... I just joined the Subaru owning fraternity :)
My newsreader expires articles after a set time (14 days) once every 24 hours. After doing this it tells you how many articles have been expired. So if you use it at least once a day you know how many articles have been posted to your groups on that day two weeks ago. And although it has dropped from a peak of about 1000 some years ago to round about 500 now, it's not changed by much over the last year or two.
Of course it depends entirely on what groups you're subscribed to. This group was never really about car modifications, so won't have grabbed a casual lurker.
What I have noticed is far more off topic posting to some groups. Wildly off topic too. So many have become more like a pub chat than for specific discussion.
So, a bit like this group then ;-)
Like a usenet version of top gear. We like cars, but it's just blokes mucking around really.
Hey Fraser... I just joined the Subaru owning fraternity :)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Welcome to the club. What did you buy? I've still got the B4 and love it to bits. Since I've had Subarus I've been really happy with them. Prior to that I used to change cars as much as PeteM.
Fraser
Yeah this group has always been great socially. You even made this token Aussie welcome.
Fraser
You both must be growing up, PeteM's had the same Jag for aaages.
Anybody know if Richard K has stuck with his C6? With him and Pete not changing cars every 5 minutes the people in Swansea must be getting bored...
Clive George gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Yes, he has. But not through lack of trying to get out of the lease...
Oh, don't worry about Richard - it's not as if he's monogamous when it comes to the contents of his garage...
Tee hee. So it didn't turn out to be the car of his dreams?
:-)
Clive George gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
It's been the dealer's complete and utter inability to resolve niggles that's been the main problem.
Don't say that. I've had about 15 bikes in the last 3 years. : )
I think once I rediscovered bikes cars tend to bore me a bit. Even my most mental car is not a patch on a late model jap 1000cc bike.
Fraser
I know what you mean. This the first time I've logged on to individual.net in months. Good to see the same names around.
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