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Posted by TJ on 11/13/16 11:26
In news:opswwkuxxyx5vgts@zoete_b,
Barbara de Zoete <b_de_zoete@hotmail.com> typed:
> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 16:02:45 -0400, TJ <none@noemail.invalid> wrote:
>
> [Google Groups]
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>> I still don't think I understand. Are you saying you don't mind if
>> your posts get archived, so long as nobody can respond to them? Or
>> just that nobody who sees them via Google Groups need reply?
>>
>
> I don't like the 'get to be a member and participate' bit of Google
> Groups.
Why? You personally are either a "member" of an ISP that includes Usenet
newsgroups as part of your service, or you subscribe to an outside source.
> You don't need to be a member to participate in usenet.
Sure ya do. Be it ISP, news provider, or Google Groups, one is required to
be a 'member' to participate.
> I
> know I'me not. Where did Google get the idea that they can use
> content created by _me_ and you and others to create a member
> database they call their own? That's no good.
Ever heard of the X-No Archive header? I think Google still honors that,
though it's of no use if someone includes your entire post in a reply.
Please fix your signature.
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