uunet ends newsfeed/newsreader in US

Fri Mar 30 21:31:48 UTC 2012

----- Original Message -----
> From: "K. Scott Bethke" <scott at virtuaprise.com>

> No comment just a question... Why did it take so long?
> 
> All good things must come to an end. and for NNTP that end was when
> web based Forums software and P2P was invented. Seriously does anyone
> still use UUCP for email? 

Yeah, that has nothing to do with whether Usenet is useful.

Nobody (to speak of) has used UUCP for *Usenet* since about 1997 or 8.

>                             I thought it should have died when pr0n and
> w4rez took it over (in the late 90's).. 

And yet, I was a fairly active participant in several tech and rec groups 
in 96 and 02-04ish, and it seemed perfectly serviceable to me.

Cheers,
-- jra
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