On 2/5/2007 12:01 PM, Theodore H. Smith wrote: >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:48:31 -0700 >> >> On Feb 05, 2007, at 16:36 UTC, Daniel Stenning wrote: >> >>> Is the comp.lang.basic.realbasic group quite active ? >> >> Not really. Not many people use NNTP anymore. (I'm not sure why -- I >> find them even easier to browse than mailing lists, which of course are >> way easier than forums. But young'uns these days mostly don't even >> know what NNTP is!) > > It's cos of the spammers and trolls. Usenet has become a gutter for the > internet. With no way to to filter out the bad guys, many groups to go > the poop. The comp groups aren't so bad thankfully, but most of it is.
Actually, there is still a fairly good signal to noise ratio in the moderated groups. I moderate alt.computer.consultants.moderated, which is still a great place for discussing its topic. Unmoderated groups generally have more problems with spam, but the severity varies quite a bit among hierarchies and with topics. As for trolls, a killfile is usually sufficient. -- Charles Calvert Celtic Wolf, Inc. (703) 580-0210 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.celticwolf.com/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
