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Re: Google Groups X-No-Archive (Was: COLA Stats 5 Mar 2006)

  • Subject: Re: Google Groups X-No-Archive (Was: COLA Stats 5 Mar 2006)
  • From: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:30:48 +0000
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On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:28:28 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> __/ [ Black Dragon ] on Sunday 05 March 2006 13:54 \__
> 
>> William Poaster wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes, a few other archives ignore the "X-No-Archive" header, that's why
>>> it's a waste of time!
>> 
>> Since you're claiming XNA is "a waste of time", why then do you and
>> several other cola regulars always make such a big fuss about it?
>> 
>> Does anybody besides me miss the old DejaNews? I think what Google has
>> done with the Usenet archives is utterly deplorable. :-(
>  
> It's not just the archives, BD. A more worrisome fact is that they slowly
> convert UseNet into 'Google Chat'. That is most definitely the bigger
> issue. Do not expect quotes and attributions when Google takes over the
> world, communication included.

It's also a waste of time, because anyone replying to them still records
their post. IMO we aren't the ones bothered about XNA, but they are or why
else would they use it?

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