Comment Re:Free Usenet via web (Score 1) 482
Check out http://www.talkaboutnetwork.com/
Worse than Google groups. Here's what they say about themselves:
First thing you notice is the 1/3 of the screen devoted to advertising.
Next you have to find the newsgroup you want. They've decided to reorganize the Usenet heirarchy to suit their own categories, so finding alt.folklore.urban, for example, is an exercise in frustration. Under their "Arts" header, they've got "archaeology", which actually points to alt.archaeology. Looking for sci.archaeology? Try "Science", then "Social Sciences". It's there, along with sci.cryonics, sci.crypt, and sci.crypt.research. (The actual URL will have the newsgroup name embedded in there somewhere.)
You have to register to post replies. I haven't done so - I don't intend to give them my email id. But judging by the posts I've seen in the one newsgroup overrun by newbies from talkaboutnetwork.com (and Google groups), the software discourages quoting and references, and encourages short line lengths.
Talkaboutnetworks is just another company trying to turn Usenet into their own little cash cow and making a mess of things in the process.
Worse than Google groups. Here's what they say about themselves:
About TalkAbout Network
The Talk About Network is a family of websites allowing for open communication around the world and in your neck of the woods. We allow members to have conversations (topics) that can last minutes, days, months or years. We allow these to be archived and fully searchable and readable by visitors so they can benefit from the knowledge of past and future visitors.
First thing you notice is the 1/3 of the screen devoted to advertising.
Next you have to find the newsgroup you want. They've decided to reorganize the Usenet heirarchy to suit their own categories, so finding alt.folklore.urban, for example, is an exercise in frustration. Under their "Arts" header, they've got "archaeology", which actually points to alt.archaeology. Looking for sci.archaeology? Try "Science", then "Social Sciences". It's there, along with sci.cryonics, sci.crypt, and sci.crypt.research. (The actual URL will have the newsgroup name embedded in there somewhere.)
You have to register to post replies. I haven't done so - I don't intend to give them my email id. But judging by the posts I've seen in the one newsgroup overrun by newbies from talkaboutnetwork.com (and Google groups), the software discourages quoting and references, and encourages short line lengths.
Talkaboutnetworks is just another company trying to turn Usenet into their own little cash cow and making a mess of things in the process.
