Re: Young people peering

candycanearter07 wrote:
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Retro Guy <retroguy@novabbs.com> wrote at 15:39 this Thursday (GMT):

candycanearter07 wrote:
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Retro Guy <retroguy@novabbs.com> wrote at 11:03 this Wednesday (GMT):

The Doctor wrote:
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In article <uvmi06$13lru$1@dont-email.me>, Kyonshi  <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:

On 4/14/2024 2:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:

What happened to the young people who wanted to set up a Usenet node?

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define young.
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I am working on getting one running, although most likely focused on a
few specific groups. but considering I reinstalled the OS at least three
times since I decided to do that it might still take a while.
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maybe next week or so

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There was a high school studnet wanting to set up an NNTP node withing the last 3 months!

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I remember. They just kind of disappeared.
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The school IT dept probably decided to block Usenet for the safety of "the kids".

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Not blocked here! They have more important things to block, like Github
(yes really)

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Lol, github is blocked at my wife's district also.
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When she found out that I used github, her first reaction was that I was using some bad website. I had to explain it to her.

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It's even worse here, because like some of the clubs use it actively and
had to get a hotspot to even work.

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What a pain :(
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Seems many districts just block things by default. It's paranoia in my opinion. I know the IT head, and he has a god complex.
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At least they block wikipedia at her district :)