| [News] Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google | ANN.lu |
| Posted on 16-Feb-2001 19:58 GMT by Christian Kemp | 12 comments
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Now that Google bought out Deja.com, you can now once again access comp.sys.amiga.misc or any of the other Usenet groups without (a) just seeing one message per page, (b) seeing any ads.
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 1 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by Anonymous on 15-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | Ever heard of something called news-reader. It's a program, much like a
mail-client. And it's used to read newsgroups with. |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 2 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by redrumloa on 15-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 1 (Anonymous):
You are kidding right? I hope you aren't that hard headed. Well you did post anonymous, you might be. Most people do use a NG client program. However like free web based email email sites, Deja and other services are convienant when you are not at home. If you are at a friends house, at a Internet Cafe whatever, as long as it is a computer with a Web Browser, you can read the news groups.
Hell with Deja you can read c.s.a.m with a C64 or C128 with "The Wave" web browser. Neat. |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 3 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by Bill Toner on 16-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | | And c)without the ability to repond to answer questions and help people. |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 4 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by redrumloa on 16-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 3 (Bill Toner):
Yeah Bill, I agree with you. Deja was usefull, I'm disapointed to see it in it's current state. I'd use it on my lunch break at work, relatives house etc. Places where it is out of the question to install a program. Just launch the browser. I think the same thing happened to Remarq. I was signed up for that service to, and went there one day and was unable to figure out a damn thing. My paitence got short and I gave up. Oh well, that's what you get for free I guess.
Regards,
Jim |
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| Posted by Anonymous on 16-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | | Do you know any similar news group archives with access via web inluding posting, being similar to deja? |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 7 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by Lee Bosch on 17-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | If you're a leech and not a participant, then the change was a
cosmetic non-event. If you're in it to ask questions and give
suggestions, then the Google take-over is a step back to the dark ages
before Usenet.
If you can't post, what is the point of Usenet?
Lee Bosch |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 8 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by ehaines on 18-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 7 (Lee Bosch):
Um, hello, hasn't anyone bothered to read the notice at Google? The
usenet search was just a quick hack (the word "beta" is there, see?),
and according to the notice, they are working on implementing features
similar to what Deja had, with proper browsing and posting. So just
chill out for a while. |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 9 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by Bob C. on 18-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | I have another variation on this theme - my ISP has stopped providing direct access to the news groups some time ago (its cheap, $9.95/mo US unlimited access) and directed us to Daja.
I used to used Agent - a great program. So I’m looking to go DSL or Cable with
newsgroup access! I will be interested to check out Web Based News readers mentioned above, however! |
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| Read comp.sys.amiga.misc via Google : Comment 10 of 12 | ANN.lu |
| Posted by Mousky on 19-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 8 (ehaines):
I saw the notice about the beta version. Problem is what Google put up in place of the Deja Usenet service is not a beta version of anything. It is a simple keyword search engine. Besides, the note to "loyal" Deja users was not posted immediately - it appeared about a day or so later.
Google should of left the Deja usenet service running until the Google version was tested and ready for public use. Their reasons for dumping the Deja version are weak. This is not the right way to convert loyal Deja users into loyal Google users. |
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| Posted by ehaines on 20-Feb-2001 23:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 10 (Mousky):
> I saw the notice about the beta version. Problem is what Google put up in place
> of the Deja Usenet service is not a beta version of anything. It is a simple
> keyword search engine.
Well, no, you can read discussions by thread, and read particular newsgroups
(like comp.sys.amiga.misc). Actually in some ways it's better than Deja right now, since it's about a zillion times faster and not just one message per page (which would have been fine if it hadn't been so slow). |
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