I tried Deja too and got this from Google; it seems that we will get everything
back, I hope that it will be soon. The only way out is to try Google until
things are right again,
Han
Google Inc. has acquired Deja.com's Usenet Discussion Service, including its
archive of more than 500 million messages--a terabyte of human conversation
dating back to 1995.
Since reaching agreement with Deja, Google has been working non-stop to restore
access to these messages, which form the largest archive of newsgroups on the
net. While developing a more fully-featured service, Google has released a beta
version that allows high speed, high quality access to newsgroup postings
already archived by Google since August 2000.
For more information about the transition from Deja to Google, please read
Google's press release.
Note to loyal Deja users:
Due to time and technical constraints, it is not feasible for Google to
maintain the interface and feature-set to which you are accustomed. We have
been working hard to make this beta service available while we transition to a
more full-featured offering. We appreciate your understanding and patience as
we add the features you expect (including posting and better browsing).
Nat wrote in USMA 10975:
Sad news folks - it looks like Deja's been shut down. I click on
www.deja.com for morning newsgroup seach, and all I get is something
fairly useless from Google. Same thing with Hotbot, Altavista, and Yahoo.
Anyone know a replacement?
Nat
