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[ChrisC]

Looking on the net. It appears this NNTP protocol is not quite dead. So does anyone still use newsgroups? They were vibrant back in the day. In fact it was my first introduction to forum type online debates.

So does anyone still lurk or even post?

I think I'm just disappearing down a nostalgic rabbit hole.

Newsgroups I used to view, uk.local.london, uk.music.rave and how can I forget, alt.drugs.psychedelics.

Oh good times... [emoji4]

 

[fishfinger]

I only use the binaries groups these days.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I used to! Suspect they are dead spam fests these days.

 

[ruffneck23]

I used to use BinTube Usenet Access: Taking Usenet to the Next Level! , its not free but the client software is great and is pretty easy to search , and fast

 

[ChrisC]

I only use the binaries groups these days.

How's that compare to, say, torrents?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Was a regular on uk.music.rave back in the day. I still have a banana tshirt somewhere.

 

[fishfinger]

Well, you need a good indexer in order to find stuff, as most of it these days is encrypted to make takedowns harder. Then you'll need a good binaries newsreader and usually a paid subscription to a usenet provider (some isps provide free access). The speed of downloads is very fast - my 150mb connection is maxed out.

 

[editor]

Looking on the net. It appears this NNTP protocol is not quite dead. So does anyone still use newsgroups? They were vibrant back in the day. In fact it was my first introduction to forum type online debates.

So does anyone still lurk or even post?

I think I'm just disappearing down a nostalgic rabbit hole.

Newsgroups I used to view, uk.local.london, uk.music.rave and how can I forget, alt.drugs.psychedelics.

Oh good times... [emoji4]

uk.local.london, uk.music.rave were my two main groups. Loved 'em back in the day. We even had a uk.local.misc (or something similar) meet in the Albert in Brixton once. A predictably strange bunch showed up!

 

[editor]

Ooh look uk.music.rave FB page: Log in to Facebook | Facebook

 

[RoyReed]

I used to use them a lot, but there's only one I still subscribe to (and occasionally post on) - very much for old-time web designers/developers. And the person who runs the server has said that they'll probably close it sometime next year.

 

[mack]

I still use them - mainly for tv shows - sickbeard auto downloads and dumps them to the NAS.

 

[ChrisC]

Was a regular on uk.music.rave back in the day. I still have a banana tshirt somewhere.

Wow! I lost mine many moons ago.

 

[ChrisC]

Ooh look uk.music.rave FB page

Cheers editor. Never knew that existed. Join request sent.

 

[MrCurry]

I was educated (the expensive way) in usenet etiquette in uk.rec.motorcycles. It’s probably still going but I doubt it’s the same as back in the day.

 

[Nivag]

I was educated (the expensive way) in usenet etiquette in uk.rec.motorcycles. It’s probably still going but I doubt it’s the same as back in the day.

Google Groups

 

[MrCurry]

Google Groups

Thanks, that’s hilarious. Mostly the same people on there, all these years later.

 

[sim667]

I thought nntp was a time server protocol tbqfh.