Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Lynn
On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:32:11 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read >>only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Lynn
You mean the spam floods that Google openly condones and possibly also >facilitates in order to promote its own group services?
Lynn
You mean the spam floods that Google openly condones and possibly also >facilitates in order to promote its own group services?
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
According to George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net>:
Lynn
You mean the spam floods that Google openly condones and possibly also >>facilitates in order to promote its own group services?
I think you vastly overestimate how much anyone at Google cares about Groups. >The whole thing has been on autopilot for years, it can't possibly be making >them enough money to deal with the hassle.
FWIW I get plenty of spam directly from Groups when people yet again load
up a spam list and blast out mail in languages I cannot read.
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
The major point here is that Google provides (some semblence of) spam >filtering - but only for its own groups.
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> writes:
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:14:54 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> writes:
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?
Read-only. No posting. Neither newtopics nor followups. None. Nada.
Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:14:54 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> writes:
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?
Read-only. No posting. Neither newtopics nor followups. None. Nada.
But I posted this followup to comp.arch through eternal-september.
Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:14:54 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> writes:
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now >>>>>> read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?
Read-only. No posting. Neither newtopics nor followups. None. Nada.
But I posted this followup to comp.arch through eternal-september.
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:19:19 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:14:54 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> writes:
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now >>>>>>> read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?
Read-only. No posting. Neither newtopics nor followups. None. Nada.
But I posted this followup to comp.arch through eternal-september.
You can post from anywhere you want that carries the group, you just
can't post from google groups
There has been some confusion in this thread recently. Anyone with an account can read and post messages using Eternal September. The "read
only" is apparently just Google Groups. That is, anyone can read any
article through Google Groups, but no one can post new articles nor
replies to the group using Google Groups.
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:19:19 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:14:54 -0600
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> writes:
According to Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>:
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now
read only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
No, I'm reading through Eternal September.
That's "read only" as in they don't let people post new articles.
People continue to read those groups all over the place. You
couldn't stop if if you wanted to.
Ummm.... so they allow followups but not new topics?
Read-only. No posting. Neither newtopics nor followups. None. Nada.
But I posted this followup to comp.arch through eternal-september.
You can post from anywhere you want that carries the group, you just
can't post from google groups
No, I'm reading through Eternal September. Blocking posts with Thai characters eliminates nearly all of the flood for me (but geez, it's
awful that it's necessary).
On 11/1/2023 5:40 AM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
No, I'm reading through Eternal September. Blocking posts with Thai
characters eliminates nearly all of the flood for me (but geez, it's
awful that it's necessary).
Anybody know can you do that blocking with Thunderbird?
["Followup-To:" header set to comp.arch.]
On 2023-10-31, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now readI notice by number of headers. it dropped significantly...
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Lynn
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Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now readI notice by number of headers. it dropped significantly...
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Lynn
On 31/10/2023 23:32, Lynn McGuire wrote:Just pay 5$ for 10 GiB, that's lifetime for text.
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Testing here, but I'm using ES not google and am currently unable to
post as well.
On 11/1/2023 5:40 AM, Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
No, I'm reading through Eternal September. Blocking posts with Thai
characters eliminates nearly all of the flood for me (but geez, it's
awful that it's necessary).
Anybody know can you do that blocking with Thunderbird?
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:32:11 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Initially, when I read this, I thought that this was not the case, at least for comp.arch, as I had just posted there on Google Groups.
However, somewhat later, I did try again - having switched to Eternal September to _read_ it without the spam flood - and I found that this
was true... and, in addition, now Google Groups is requiring a CAPTCHA
to post to any other group.
On 11/5/2023 12:19 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:32:11 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Apparently comp.arch, comp.lang.c++, and comp.lang.fortran are now read
only at google groups to stop the spam floods.
Initially, when I read this, I thought that this was not the case, at
least
for comp.arch, as I had just posted there on Google Groups.
However, somewhat later, I did try again - having switched to Eternal
September to _read_ it without the spam flood - and I found that this
was true... and, in addition, now Google Groups is requiring a CAPTCHA
to post to any other group.
Pondering here... The evil AI can eat CAPTCHA for breakfast... Just
kidding, humm. However, the spam (DOS attack) is basically down.
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