why is this group being spammed?

[Mithrandir]

On 07/18/2010 03:58 PM, Edward A. Falk wrote:
> In article<334170d5-a336-4506-bda1-279b40908e31 at k1g2000prl.googlegroups.com>,
> be.krul<be.krul at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> why is this group being spammed?
>
> They're *all* being spammed.  Why?  Because they can, and because Google
> doesn't care.
>

Not only does Google not care, but they've made Usenet more accessible 
to the general public. How is that bad? You go back in time, before 
Google bought out Deja News, and ask the average Tom, Dick, or Harry if 
they knew what Usenet was. Their response probably would have been "No" 
or "Maybe..." or "Isn't that dead?" Now more people know about Usenet 
and don't have to go through the hassle of finding a free server (or 
paying), getting a reliable newsreader (Thunderbird, XNews, etc.), and 
learning posting "COME TO MY WEBSITE!!111!!" anywhere (except misc.test) 
will get you mocked and ridiculed. ;)

Now there's nothing wrong with making a newsserver publicly available 
and free, but when you maintain it like a throw-away blog, allowing 
child porn, spam, et al., you might as well kiss customer trust goodbye.

Welcome to the Age of Google! :)

A nice little page that I found that, unfortunately, is dead, has some 
info on Google Groups: 
http://web.archive.org/web/20080124152054/http://improve-usenet.org/

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