(OT) Did Usenet go thru a black hole yesterday?

Feb 04, 2006 11 Replies

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Bill Putney

That previous message finally showed up. The Google newsgroup archives are showing messages coming thru in tiny dribs and drabs also. Anyone know what's going on in the newsgroup world? Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with…

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Due to not being able to find any reliable news servers, I am subscribed to rec.autos.makers.chrysler thru 3 different servers, one of which is via my ISP. Having three has worked out, since statistically, the chances of all three being down over the same time period is slim - have always have had at least one working at any given time. Yet in the last



20 hours or so, all three have dropped out quite a bit.

Anyone know what's going on in the newsgroup world - possible impacts from that blackworm/blackmal thing? Just curious.



Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')


That previous message finally showed up. The Google newsgroup archives are showing messages coming thru in tiny dribs and drabs also. Anyone know what's going on in the newsgroup world?

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Perhaps Al Gore is ill. He invented the internet, y'know.

That's got to be it! Where do you think we got the word 'algorithm' from!? :)

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Where/when did he say that? Please tell us his exact words in context.

Perce

I see only 3 posts on Friday to ramc. Perhaps a little unusual, but I haven't noticed any decline in other groups.

The blackworm thing was overblown. Most of the relatively few affected users were in asia (where they are so dumb they will click on any attachment they get).

What!? You mean . . . everybodies not!? LOL!

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')

Except Al got no rhythm. I've seen video clips of his dancing.

No. Grow a sense of humour and maybe then I'll include you in grownup conversations. Until then, into the killfile you go.

What!? You mean... someone is still even aware of Gore's existence?

Super bowl Sunday?

------------- Alex

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