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		rsynnott on Aug 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USENET rises again? > But I distinctly remember when my university dropped USENET lots of people complained because they couldn't get free access elsewhere. Unless they dropped it _really_ early, there was dejanews/google groups, surely?

BeetleB on Aug 31, 2023 [–]

Was dejanews free? And could you access it with a proper news reader?

Google Groups's interface sucks by comparison.

tptacek on Aug 31, 2023 | [–]

You could post to it for free, but it was extremely clunky.

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