Posted by Barbara de Zoete on 12/10/41 11:26

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 16:31:56 -0400, TJ <none@noemail.invalid> wrote:

> 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]
>>
>>> 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'm not sure. I just sense a difference in having an ISP provide newsgroups, a
newsserver provide newsgroups or Google provide not only newsgroups but also an
interface to participate in them (Google being the example here, since there are
others) and some subscription mechanism with it.

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