Read this Register article today and was wondering if anyone here still use Usenet newsgroups? And if so, what are your top recommended newgroups to subscribe to?

  • guyrocket@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I just read how to geek about usenet. It is puzzling to me that a paid provider is necessary to access usenet.

    Can anyone explain why this is? It seems odd to me that this formerly “free” resource is now sort of paywalled.

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      1 year ago

      This is what I never understood. Also how can this not lead to issues being compromised downloading illegal stuff from your service provider who knows exactly which customer has which IP at which time?