Information on Google Groups

Dec 30, 2023 Last reply: 2 years ago 7 Replies

Info from Google:



Starting on February 22, 2024, you can no longer use Google Groups (at groups.google.com) to post content to Usenet groups, subscribe to Usenet groups, or view new Usenet content. You can continue to view and search for historical Usenet content posted before February



22, 2024 on Google Groups however.

There are other ways to access usenet. I use



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Another one is



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There may be others as well.


According to Stuart O. Bronstein snipped-for-privacy@lexregia.com:

There are lots of them. Here are some reviews:

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If you have a linux server it is not hard to run your own usenet server but it´s probably not worth the hassle. I do, but I use mine for a bunch of other private stuff.

Thank you both. I was wondering what I would have to do when Google access disappeared.

Ira Smilovitz, EA Leonia, NJ

List of Usenet newsreaders on Wikipedia

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I use Forté Agent, which is a software client installed on my computer.
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purchase of the client software is $29. The client has to connect to a Usenet server. The Agent software can connect to any Usenet server. I use the Agent Usenet Service, $2.95 per month.

There are also web-based clients, which do not require installing anything. They work like Google groups.

Bob Sandler

I have been using news.eternal-september.org for years with no issues than occasional brief down times that usually only last a few hours. You do have to get an account with a password, but it's totally free.

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Re: news.eternal-september.org. Do you need to sign in to simply read the content? Or is it like here, you only need to sin in to post?

TIA

Here's the info from their website. I believe you need an account to read or post.

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I've been using news.eternal-september.org for years with no troubles. Google knows too much and I never use them. Try duckduckgo.com and stop giving your info away. JM2C

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