Alternative to Google Groups

[Marco Moock]

This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.

Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

For those who do not know Usenet:

Usenet is a distributed communication system consisting of many servers.
Google Groups is only one of them that closes down - other servers will
stay available, but people need to use another server to read and post
here.

You need to use an NNTP server with a so called newsreader.

As an NNTP server, some free services exist where you have to register:
https://www.eternal-september.org/
https://solani.org/
https://www.i2pn2.org/

For using it, you need a newsreader.

Some examples are:
https://www.thunderbird.net
https://www.betterbird.eu/
https://claws-mail.org/
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/

You then need to configure a newsgroup account, sometimes also
called NNTP.

For most servers, authentication must be enforced in the newsreader's
settings.

For Thunderbird, a tutorial is available here:
https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_Usenet

For questions about configuring those readers, feel free to ask in
the group news.software.readers.

[John Williamson]

Post by Marco Moock
This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.
Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

<Snip some usefulhits>

Giganews is still live and offers a web interface. It's not free, though.

https://giganews.com/usenet-special/?cjevent=2a5e5308cb7411ee80a000090a18ba73

[Liz Tuddenham]

Post by Marco Moock
This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.
Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

[...]

Presumably those who do not know Usenet will not be able to read this,
so what is the point of posting it?

[John Williamson]

Post by Liz Tuddenham

Post by Marco Moock
This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.
Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

[...]
Presumably those who do not know Usenet will not be able to read this,
so what is the point of posting it?

The OP will appear in their Google Groups feed, They are not due to
de-peer until the 22nd.

[Marco Moock]

Post by Liz Tuddenham
Presumably those who do not know Usenet will not be able to read this,
so what is the point of posting it?

In this group are posters using GG. They can read that and can switch
to another service.

[J. P. Gilliver]

Post by Marco Moock
This is only relevant for those people who read or post in that
newsgroup using Google Groups.

I think you mean _this_ newsgroup (rather than _that_).

Post by Marco Moock
Google will discontinue Groups in Feb 2024.

On the 22nd, apparently.

Post by Marco Moock
Usenet is a distributed communication system consisting of many servers.
Google Groups is only one of them that closes down - other servers will
stay available, but people need to use another server to read and post
here.
You need to use an NNTP server with a so called newsreader.
https://www.eternal-september.org/
https://solani.org/
https://www.i2pn2.org/
For using it, you need a newsreader.
https://www.thunderbird.net
https://www.betterbird.eu/
https://claws-mail.org/
https://www.seamonkey-project.org/
You then need to configure a newsgroup account, sometimes also
called NNTP.

NNTP is the protocol. Don't let the word "account" worry you - money
does not have to be involved.

Post by Marco Moock
For most servers, authentication must be enforced in the newsreader's
settings.

Though that's no different to using google groups, AFAIK.

Post by Marco Moock
https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_Usenet
For questions about configuring those readers, feel free to ask in
the group news.software.readers.

Also, many news servers have a webpage specifically about setting up
with the common readers - for example, I think eternal-september has a
page on how to set it up with Thunderbird.