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USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix (www.theregister.com)

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[-] JoelJ@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

I'm all for getting into old school tech, I even like to browse neocities.org on occasion just for the hit of nostalgia for the old web rings. I never got into newsgroups though, and I'm wondering what reasons you might use that instead of something like Lemmy, Mastodon etc?

Apart from the piracy side, I know all about that already lol

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

Because all the oldheads are there and they have a wealth of arcane and also useful knowledge you can’t find anywhere else

[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 54 points 1 year ago

How fitting and wonderful that we manifest something truly like a fantasy world.

Oh, I’ve read of such problems, they’re ancient but still haunt some even now after the downfall of stackoverflow.

Are there known solutions or packages I can install?

Not amongst us or on these platforms. Nay perhaps not even on this protocol. Grey beards and 90s hackers you must seek, those whose craft comes from before the .com bubble and even Keanu Reeves. Many secrets they know that have since been lost and much of our ways do they shun.

Where can I find these hackers?

If they still wield their keyboards, you may find them in Newsgroups.

What URL will guide me the way?

Oh My child, URLs will not help you. You must learn to navigate the Usenet and its Newsgroups. Come, Drægōnëḏgelôṟḏ will show you the way.

[-] JoelJ@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I would totally read that book

[-] JoelJ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Cool, I just installed Thunderbird and am giving it a go.

[-] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ooh can you use thunderbird for Usenet? I already use it for desktop email but I might have to go try Usenet too just for the hell of it

[-] twistypencil@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Because although there are a lot of usenet clients, there is no Sync for usenet

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