[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
On 3/9/2024 1:50 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. Zane Eternal September and Thunderbird (I'm on a Mac) have been weird for me for a while. For example I have had no new messages there in comp.os.vms since 3/9 until today (3/12) and then I got 23 messages dated 3/10 - 3/12. I even did a "Get Messages" several time and nothing. I don't know if it's Thunderbird or E-S. -- John H. Reinhardt
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
> On Mar 9, 2024, at 2:19 PM, Dennis Boone via cctalk > wrote: > >> Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC >> newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. > > There has been a huge flood of spam originating from google, in various > newsgroups, for a few months. I saw 15,000 one day in comp.os.vms > alone. This problem has prompted google to drop usenet support from > Groups, which happened late last month. (The existing posts are still > accessible, they claim.) Many are largely happy about this change. ;) I noticed that things after that time are a lot cleaner on c.o.v., I think having a barrier to entry is a good thing, and will hopefully cut back on the spam. > It's possible this is related to your issue, though I see that someone > else managed to subscribe to c.o.v. on Eternal September, so perhaps > not. The issue was how I started ’tin’. > Sadly, a lot of c.o.v. regulars were using ggroups to post. Hopefully > they take advantage of one of the alternatives. That’s unfortunate. I switched to Eternal-September a few years ago, though I haven’t been really active on c.o.v. for years. Zane
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
> On Mar 9, 2024, at 1:16 PM, Stuff Received via cctalk > wrote: > > On 2024-03-09 14:50, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: >> Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC newsgroups >> appear to be missing from Eternal September. >> Zane > > I just subscribed to comp.os.vms on Eternal-September without issue. All > seems well. > > S. Thanks! The error was on my end, I started up ‘tin’ wrong. I was just able to access comp.os.vms on Eternal-September, and it looks like the rest of the DEC groups are there. Zane
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
> Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC > newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. There has been a huge flood of spam originating from google, in various newsgroups, for a few months. I saw 15,000 one day in comp.os.vms alone. This problem has prompted google to drop usenet support from Groups, which happened late last month. (The existing posts are still accessible, they claim.) Many are largely happy about this change. ;) It's possible this is related to your issue, though I see that someone else managed to subscribe to c.o.v. on Eternal September, so perhaps not. Sadly, a lot of c.o.v. regulars were using ggroups to post. Hopefully they take advantage of one of the alternatives. De
[cctalk] Re: Did something happen to comp.os.vms ?
On 2024-03-09 14:50, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: Did something happen to comp.os.vms and/or usenet? All the DEC newsgroups appear to be missing from Eternal September. Zane I just subscribed to comp.os.vms on Eternal-September without issue. All seems well. S.
