[Info-vax] Leaving all Google Groups?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/15/2023 9:16 AM, Michael S wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:09:22 -0000 (UTC)
> Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>> On 2023-12-15, Neil Rieck <n.rieck at bell.net> wrote:
>>> FYI, not sure if this is the correct decision by google, but this
>>> blurb started to appear at the top of the comp.os.vms page on
>>> Dec-14, 2023.
>>
>> Given the surprising inability of Google to control the spam, it is
>> the correct decision.
> 
> I am not sure about it.
> Given the surprising inability of Google to control the spam, the
> preferable decision, IMHO, would be for Google to do to all Usenet
> groups what they already did few weeks ago to majority of groups that I
> follow (comp.arch, comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++) i.e. to disable posting
> through GG interface, but keep receiving feeds fro select peers.
> 
> At least that sounds as a preferred solution at the moment.

They could even have allowed posting via GG if they required
a verified account (GMail address + alternate email address +
cell phone number) to post and deleted accounts violating ToS.

But they probably wanted a solution with a cost of zero.

> Only if (when) spammers start to use traditional NNTP channels and
> assuming that their main movation is to be seen on GG, complete
> disconnect would become preferable.

I don't understand the spammers motivation at all.

Arne