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From: SL <SerpentLord@Evil.Incarn8>
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.earlmiller
Subject: Re: Buck - Sofie (FJ)...2 missing/corrupt files
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:20:08 -0500
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On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:31:48 -0400, TBickle <aaa@alpo.com> wrote:
>
>In article <tnfl8e9tp1qr6b6qqpog7hrv5hf5h8q6jo@4ax.com>,
>SerpentLord@Evil.Incarn8 says...
>>
>> On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 03:40:00 -0400, TBickle <aaa@aoll.com> wrote:
>>
>> >SL,
>> >
>> >I actually have 3 news services - newshosting(10 gig), giganews(50
>> >gig), and astraweb(unlimited). Yea i know, a little overkill. This
>> >sometimes comes in handy when a server is slow, or when some files are
>> >missing on 1 server, but are available on another. I was unable to check
>> >giga for the Sofi this time because I had exceeded my
>> >limit...downloading all the incredible Sofi material!
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>>
>> Boy, it must be nice and shows you are committed to Usenet.
>> I'm sure I don't make the most use of it. What little forays I've
>> tried to make into movies and tv have produced little.
>> I'll bet you'd make a great guide! If you have any tips, I'd
>> like them.
>
>
>Sadly...I don't think there are any tips that would help anyone still
>using usenet - considering it's current state. Usenet may not be dead,
>but it is certainly on life support. I have a feeling that users have
>probably decreased by least 80% in the last 10 years or so. Back in
>2010 I was tracking probably 50 groups or so. Today most of those groups
>are either dead, or spam havens - only about 10 of them get decent
>traffic on a regular basis. I guess we should all be thankful for the
>few posters(like yourself) that keep a few of the groups alive, and
>kicking.
>
Actually, I was fishing for other groups that might be worth
checking out, not just porn, mind you.
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