[Info-vax] Leaving all Google Groups?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/1/2023 3:08 PM, Neil Rieck wrote:
> On Friday, December 1, 2023 at 12:38:30 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 12/1/2023 12:10 PM, Neil Rieck wrote:
>>> The reason why I chose reddit is this: over the years I have been
>>> able to solve numerous problems by getting into near instantaneous
>>> touch with subject matter experts. For example, when my employer
>>> tasked me with a Rocky Linux install, after I ran into problems I
>>> posted some questions on reddit, I received a response from the guy
>>> who packaged the module in question. Likewise, when my employer
>>> tasked me with some work involving ELevate-leapp, people from
>>> AlmaLinux answered me within a couple of hours.
>>>
>>> People needing direct answers for OpenVMS issues should visit here:
>>> https://forum.vmssoftware.com/ But people wanting to have an informal
>>> discussion about OpenVMS might wish to consider this:
>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenVMS/
>> If people like Reddit then by all means use it.
>>
>> But don't expect the maybe 90% of comp.os.vms users not
>> having a spam problem because they use a NNTP client
>> accessing a NNTP server to follow.

> I hope you are correct but I suspect your number may to be too high.
> When one of my colleagues retired in 2016, his replacement (who was
> only 20 years younger than my colleague) did not seem to share our
> ancient background. This hardworking new guy only seemed to be
> familiar with stuff he was exposed to in his previous job supporting
> Windows Server Edition platforms. For example, he knew about SSH but
> not telnet (so was surprised when I showed him how to use telnet to
> debug a web server). I'm shooting from the hip here, but would bet a
> week's pay that he has never heard of NNTP or newsreaders. This
> problem will only get worse as we retire and/or die.
c.o.v/NNTP or c.o.v./GG or I-V/mail is observable for posters
and it is most, very few and very few.

It is possible that the distribution for those only reading
never posting is different.

Many things will change in the next 20 years. Usenet may very
well die. We will see.

Arne