Spamming Aholes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:55:11 -0700, C J Campbell wrote in
2008041918551175249-christophercampbell@hotmailcom:

... I suspect that Google is deliberately trying to kill Usenet.

FWIW, I don't.

I'm a happy and satisfied user of many of Google's services.
I am not employed by them or remunerated by them in any
way (other than using a half-dozen or so of their free
services--gmail, Google, Picasa, a free web page, etc.).

We owe them a debt of gratitude for saving the Dejanews
archives and for maintaining them.

Usenet isn't a big part of their business any more.
There are tradeoffs involved in offering free services
to all and sundry. On balance, I think the good they
do far outweighs the bad.

Of course, YMMV.

Marty

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Martin X. Moleski, SJ schrieb:
I'm a happy and satisfied user of many of Google's services.

if you don't care much about privacy ...

We owe them a debt of gratitude for saving the Dejanews
archives and for maintaining them.

they sure haven't done it because they love the community so much.
they've done it because they have seen some sort of business.

Usenet isn't a big part of their business any more.
There are tradeoffs involved in offering free services
to all and sundry.

On balance, I think the good they
do far outweighs the bad.

IBTD.
I would suggest a (passive) UDP to bring them either off usenet or to a
better abuse desk.

Of course, YMMV.

indeed.

Marty

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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:37:44 +0200, Martin Hotze wrote in :

Martin X. Moleski, SJ schrieb:

I'm a happy and satisfied user of many of Google's services.

if you don't care much about privacy ...

Life is a series of tradeoffs.

This is one I'm willing to make for the
kinds of service I get in return.

We owe them a debt of gratitude for saving the Dejanews
archives and for maintaining them.

they sure haven't done it because they love the community so much.
they've done it because they have seen some sort of business.

That's how most corporations operate.

The few individuals who archived Usenet for the love of
it (and made their archives available to other folks)
have left the building.

Usenet isn't a big part of their business any more.
There are tradeoffs involved in offering free services
to all and sundry.

On balance, I think the good they
do far outweighs the bad.

IBTD.

Permission granted. )

I would suggest a (passive) UDP to bring them either off usenet or to a
better abuse desk.

Of course, YMMV.

indeed.

Different opinion noted.

Marty
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gliderguynj wrote:
I read these messages via the Google home page....What do you have to
do, or how can I mark them all read or deleted so I do not have to see
this crap? Luckily my piloting skills are better than my computer
skills.... They have bombed this group too much I say!!!!
Doug

see what crap?