Hello deon,

On Mon, May 20 2024 17:01:08 +0000, you wrote:

I was thinking of adding usenet to clrghouz, ie: you'd collect/send messages via FTN, and clrghouz would post/retrieve it via NNTP. But I thought that usenet was full of spam and dying? If there is interest, I might have a crack at it...

Very much so (full of spam and dying), but it seems the interest (for some) to carry it is still there, I suppose. :)

Regards,
Nick

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On 20 May 2024 at 06:00p, Accession pondered and said...

Very much so (full of spam and dying), but it seems the interest (for some) to carry it is still there, I suppose. :)

I think it's much better since Google de-peered a while ago. I've noticed over all volumes of spam traffic into news.bbs.nz have dropped a lot.

But it is hit and miss subject to which newsgroup(s) you go looking into... there's still some good signal/noise ratios to be found.

I'm a sucker to older tech and Usenet for all it's ups and downs still finds favour in my heart :)

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On 20 May 2024 at 03:37p, Matt Ianson pondered and said...

I presently connect to Clearing Houz for FXSNet - if I wasnt able to run my own NNTP server and gateway to FTN, can I connect to yours (not sure
if that causes a complication with currently getting FSX from clearing houz).

You're more than welcome to pull a feed from the 21:1/10 HUB we have running in fsxNet that offers the gated FTN packets your BBS could read etc.

If you opt to pick this up please email me or netmail me when you have set up your end (check fsx-use.txt) and I'll enable your node at the HUB.

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Avon wrote to Accession <=-

But it is hit and miss subject to which newsgroup(s) you go looking into... there's still some good signal/noise ratios to be found.

Here's my plug for alt.folklore.computers. Lots of old Big Iron and
early PC talk.


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On 21 May 2024, Avon said the following...

On 20 May 2024 at 03:37p, Matt Ianson pondered and said...

I presently connect to Clearing Houz for FXSNet - if I wasnt able to my own NNTP server and gateway to FTN, can I connect to yours (not su if that causes a complication with currently getting FSX from clearin houz).

You're more than welcome to pull a feed from the 21:1/10 HUB we have running in fsxNet that offers the gated FTN packets your BBS could read etc.

If you opt to pick this up please email me or netmail me when you have
set up your end (check fsx-use.txt) and I'll enable your node at the HUB.

Avon, i have sent email and netmail to you about applying for usenet. just wondering on the timeframe to get setup for that.

thanks,
Pweck

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On 21 May 2024 at 10:17a, pweck pondered and said...

Avon, i have sent email and netmail to you about applying for usenet.
just wondering on the timeframe to get setup for that.

what netmail address did you sent it to? I'm not sure I have seen this.

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Avon, i have sent email and netmail to you about applying for usenet. just wondering on the timeframe to get setup for that.

what netmail address did you sent it to? I'm not sure I have seen this.

i sent it to the one listed in the fsx-use.txt, 21:1/101
also sent an email to avon@bbs.nz

thanks

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i sent it to the one listed in the fsx-use.txt, 21:1/101

I've done the same as well - not sure if you have received? I havent sent one to your email, but did email you a few weeks ago asking for a password reset at the agency as well :)

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On 21 May 2024 at 02:37p, pweck pondered and said...

i sent it to the one listed in the fsx-use.txt, 21:1/101
also sent an email to avon@bbs.nz

don't think I saw the netmail, but have got the email, will reply tonight my time.

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i sent it to the one listed in the fsx-use.txt, 21:1/101
also sent an email to avon@bbs.nz

don't think I saw the netmail, but have got the email, will reply
tonight my time.

thanks!

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On 22 May 2024 at 11:26p, Matt Ianson pondered and said...

i sent it to the one listed in the fsx-use.txt, 21:1/101

I've done the same as well - not sure if you have received? I havent
sent one to your email, but did email you a few weeks ago asking for a password reset at the agency as well :)

Thinking this is for me? Hmm OK thanks Matt will check tonight. It's been a busy few weeks for me so I'll try to focus some time this evening to play catch-up on my admin duties.

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