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Posted by JK Coney on November 6, 2009, 12:34 am
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>> Not really, but it's nice to hear replies from a couple of
>> civilized
>>folks for a change. I think that USENET is pretty much dead, except for us
>>old fossils that know how to do it. I can't tell you how many folks I've
>>tried to recruit to various NG's, by send them a list of instructions.
>>It's
>>just too much trouble for the casual computer user.
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> Too much trouble - that seems so strange to some long time Usenet
> people like me. I find web forums far too much trouble as they are all
> over the place and vary so much. Usenet survives because it's so
> simple to use. The main trouble with Usenet is spam from Google groups
> and gmail users.
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> Steve
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The difficulty for them is configuring a good reader like Outlook
Express. I don;t use Google Groups, but that's gotta be easier? The wacko's
and nasty's don't help either.
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JK Sinrod
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> I agree with you both but USENET just doesn't seem to get to PC newbies.
> Looking at your Sig Steve you're in IT and JKC has put together a decent
> website so neither of you two lack an understanding of IT.