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Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by BeetleB on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:42PM (#37339988)
Was dejanews free? And could you access it with a proper news reader?

Google Groups's interface sucks by comparison.

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Re:Usenet, the OG social network, rises again like a text-on... by tptacek on Thursday August 31, 2023 @01:30PM (#37340757)
You could post to it for free, but it was extremely clunky.
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