uunet ends newsfeed/newsreader in US

Mon Apr 2 13:32:05 UTC 2012

----- Original Message -----
> From: "John R. Levine" <johnl at iecc.com>

> Spam sucks, but I've been posting to usenet with my real unmunged email
> address since 1981 and my inbox remains entirely usable. The idea that
> the way to avoid spam is to hide from spammers is so 1990s.

I've been posting to Usenet with my real *cell phone number* in my sig, not
to mention a dozen mailing lists.

You know how many unsolicited phone calls I've gotten in 29 years?

Maybe as many as a dozen.

Cheers,
-- jra
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