dsi1
6/29/2013 7:18:00 PM
On 6/29/2013 8:34 AM, Curmudgeon wrote:
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> I just contacted my news server and left a message - maybe they'll get back to me. There's always Google Groups, but the reason I abandoned Google for the newsreader was that Google wasn't updating. Anyway, there's no reason to fear being rmcg-less - there's always a way to find these urgent missives.
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People afraid of being without rmcg - do they really exist? I've thought
that Google Groups would always be around as backup but these days I'm
not so sure. They have a history of dropping their "toys" and moving on.
The long transition period to the new interface might be an indication
of the priority GG holds in the Google universe. OTOH, the total switch
to the new interface is a good sign, I think.
In the end, it seems a no-brainer that GG will end up the winner over
Usenet. The transition to tablets and the lack of NNTP apps will
facilitate this. On the bright side, GG has some neat features. Che was
able to move an ancient block of posts into contemporary times. The
posts did not appear on my Thunderbird reader - I doubt that G will feel
inclined to relay stuff like this to any of the NNTP servers. As it
goes, they hold all the cards. That's the breaks.