This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.

Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

For those who do not know Usenet:

Usenet is a distributed communication system consisting of many servers.
Google Groups is only one of them that closes down - other servers will
stay available, but people need to use another server to read and post
here.

You need to use an NNTP server with a so called newsreader.

As an NNTP server, some free services exist where you have to register: https://www.eternal-september.org/
https://solani.org/
https://www.i2pn2.org/

For using it, you need a newsreader.

Some examples are:
https://www.thunderbird.net
https://www.betterbird.eu/
https://claws-mail.org/
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/

You then need to configure a newsgroup account, sometimes also
called NNTP.

For most servers, authentication must be enforced in the newsreader's
settings.

For Thunderbird, a tutorial is available here: https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_Usenet

For questions about configuring those readers, feel free to ask in
the group news.software.readers.

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On 17.02.2024 um 08:01 Uhr ohg...@gmail.com wrote:

I downloaded Thunderbird a few weeks ago and couldn't get it to work.

Please tell what didn't work.

If you want to continue to read via web, try this: https://pi-dach.dorfdsl.de/rocksolid/thread.php?group=rec.antiques.radio%2Bphono

--
kind regards
Marco

Send spam to muell456@cartoonies.org

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"ohg...@gmail.com" <ohger1s@gmail.com> wrote in news:4334ce93-9663-404f-a679-1dbe6d1adb2fn@googlegroups.com:

On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 6:42:57 AM UTC-5, Marco Moock
wrote:

This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.

Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

For those who do not know Usenet:

Usenet is a distributed communication system consisting of many
servers.

Google Groups is only one of them that closes down - other servers
will

stay available, but people need to use another server to read and
post here.

You need to use an NNTP server with a so called newsreader.

As an NNTP server, some free services exist where you have to
register:

https://www.eternal-september.org/
https://solani.org/
https://www.i2pn2.org/

For using it, you need a newsreader.

Some examples are:
https://www.thunderbird.net
https://www.betterbird.eu/
https://claws-mail.org/
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/

You then need to configure a newsgroup account, sometimes also
called NNTP.

For most servers, authentication must be enforced in the newsreader's
settings.

For Thunderbird, a tutorial is available here:
https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_Usenet

For questions about configuring those readers, feel free to ask in
the group news.software.readers.

I downloaded Thunderbird a few weeks ago and couldn't get it to work.
Without a public portal like Google (or Deja when I started), I'll be
gone from usenet. I don't know what percentage of usenet users from
Google are as lazy as I am or as little motivated to go through the
hassle of setting up a newsreader, so it would be interesting to know
if usage declines even more than it has over the years.

I think the only thing I'll miss is when Phil Allison goes on one of
his two week rants. Fun times.

Above three NNTP Servers were mentioned. Go to a site, like Eternal
September, and register for a free account. Then get a News Reader and configure is as was recommended by the selected NNTP Server.

I've not been able to use TBird for USENET. I have a Win 7 Pro system
and use a basic outdated News Reader called XNews. Still works for me
and should for you too. There are similar News Readers for Linux and Macintosh.

Join the USENET fun with the original tools. You'll find the speed and flexibility are likely much better than a web interface like Google
Groups.

Enjoy!

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