Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix

Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by pmarreck on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:07AM (#37338348)

Sounds like a fun weekend project would be to implement the Usenet client/server protocol in your language of choice, and maybe start your own federated Usenet server(s).

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Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by Parker51 on Friday September 01, 2023 @08:13AM (#37349770)

It will take more than a weekend. This reminds me of that old joke about X-Windows:

"X Protocol is extensible!"

"So is a bucket of molten pig-iron."

There is definitely a lot of "intentionality" required to access newsgroups, let alone do more complicated stuff like moderate a newsgroup, when the answer to how to set it up in many environments is like that other old joke about a hotel where you have to make your own bed:

"Here's a hammer and saw, good night!"

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