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ZeroCool to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

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

www.theregister.com

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

www.theregister.com

ZeroCool to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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USENET, the original social network, is under new management
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Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age
  • @sonovebitch@lemmy.world
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    29•2 years ago

    Is there a “usenet for dummies” guide somewhere, for 90s kids?

    Asking for a friend.

    • Zloubida
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      14•2 years ago

      It’s quite easy, but you’ll need an account and a client.

      1. Create an account on eternal-september.org
      2. Change and note your password.
      3. Follow the tutorial of your elected client. I recommend !thunderbird@lemmy.world, you can learn how to add a Usenet account in Thunderbird here.

      Ask me if you have a question!

      • @histy@lemmy.world
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    • @topinambour_rex@lemmy.world
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      5•2 years ago

      Certainly. You should ask your favorite search engine.

      • Zloubida
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        12•2 years ago

        It’s not that easy, because the vast majority of articles are for using Usenet to download binaries. It’s not what the article was talking about.

        • @topinambour_rex@lemmy.world
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          Simply add a ‘-binaries’ ( just tested with Google)

          And first result : https://www.privacyaffairs.com/usenet-guide/

          • Zloubida
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            6•2 years ago

            And yet… it’s a tutorial about how to download with Usenet.

            • @topinambour_rex@lemmy.world
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              4•2 years ago

              Sorry I failed you. I just read up the setup parts :/. It was so simpler when I used outlook abd my Internet provider offered access to newsgroups.

              Well it was back to 56k. I don’t think I regret those, now I have fiber.

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