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    From Alonzo@VERT to All on Thursday, January 18, 2024 00:08:02
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    If you want to start pulling in some Newsgroups for your board, try
    Eternal September. It's free and they have a LOT of newsgroups.

    http://eternal-september.org

    I have been using them for while now.
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  • From kyonshi@VERT to alt.bbs.synchronet on Friday, January 19, 2024 14:49:21
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    On 1/18/2024 3:08 AM, Alonzo wrote:
    If you want to start pulling in some Newsgroups for your board, try
    Eternal September. It's free and they have a LOT of newsgroups.

    http://eternal-september.org

    I have been using them for while now.
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    There's a few others that have different newsgroups, which can be found
    e.g. under https://sybershock.com/#usenet or https://gmkeros.wordpress.com/2024/01/12/the-oldest-ttrpg-forum-on-the-net/

    I checked with I2PN2 and it actually had some other mostly dead groups
    that were not on ES.

    which reminds me, maybe we should sort of peer with one another for the
    groups we carry. I am currently working on my own BBS, trying to make it
    a portal limited to board games and ttrpg groups. we could just exchange messages between one another so we aren't limited to just eternal
    september.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to kyonshi on Friday, January 19, 2024 11:16:19
    Re: Re: Usenet news feeds
    By: kyonshi to alt.bbs.synchronet on Fri Jan 19 2024 11:49 am


    which reminds me, maybe we should sort of peer with one another for the groups we carry. I am currently working on my own BBS, trying to make it
    a portal limited to board games and ttrpg groups. we could just exchange messages between one another so we aren't limited to just eternal
    september.


    just make an astraweb account and buy some gigs. if you are only using it for newsgroups and not binaries, it will last a long time.
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    þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
  • From kyonshi@VERT to alt.bbs.synchronet on Friday, January 19, 2024 20:41:28
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    On 1/19/2024 3:16 PM, MRO wrote:
    To: kyonshi
    Re: Re: Usenet news feeds
    By: kyonshi to alt.bbs.synchronet on Fri Jan 19 2024 11:49 am

    >
    > which reminds me, maybe we should sort of peer with one another for the
    > groups we carry. I am currently working on my own BBS, trying to make it
    > a portal limited to board games and ttrpg groups. we could just exchange
    > messages between one another so we aren't limited to just eternal
    > september.


    just make an astraweb account and buy some gigs. if you are only using it for
    newsgroups and not binaries, it will last a long time.
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    why though, what would that benefit me for my little synchronet
    installation? there are dozens of free text servers around.

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  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to Alonzo on Friday, January 19, 2024 21:33:13
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:08:02 -0500
    "Alonzo" (VERT) <VERT!Alonzo@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    If you want to start pulling in some Newsgroups for your board, try
    Eternal September. It's free and they have a LOT of newsgroups.

    http://eternal-september.org

    I have been using them for while now.
    --- Synchronet 3.19b-Win32 NewsLink 1.113
    The Unmarked Van - telnet://woofer.v6.rocks
    --- Synchronet 3.20a-Linux NewsLink 1.114
    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ
    [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net
    The problem with using something like newslink is that articles posted
    back by your BBS user are going to be under your account, so if someone
    spams, it's all on you.
    I'm working on a solution where sysops can have their users
    authenticate against their BBS to post on my news server so everyone
    has their own account.
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    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to kyonshi on Saturday, January 20, 2024 11:40:07
    Re: Re: Usenet news feeds
    By: kyonshi to alt.bbs.synchronet on Fri Jan 19 2024 05:41 pm

    just make an astraweb account and buy some gigs. if you are only using it for
    newsgroups and not binaries, it will last a long time.

    why though, what would that benefit me for my little synchronet installation? there are dozens of free text servers around.

    because they fucking suck. i told you why and gave you examples of eternalsucktember.
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  • From kyonshi@VERT to alt.bbs.synchronet on Saturday, January 20, 2024 21:51:08
    From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

    On 1/20/2024 3:40 PM, MRO wrote:
    To: kyonshi
    Re: Re: Usenet news feeds
    By: kyonshi to alt.bbs.synchronet on Fri Jan 19 2024 05:41 pm

    > > just make an astraweb account and buy some gigs. if you are only using it
    > > for
    > > newsgroups and not binaries, it will last a long time.

    > why though, what would that benefit me for my little synchronet
    > installation? there are dozens of free text servers around.

    because they fucking suck. i told you why and gave you examples of eternalsucktember.

    You did? You just said I should get astraweb. Did you delete part of
    your message or something?


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