Alias wrote:

AOL nuked their Usenet access and no effect. MS nuking their Usenet
groups will only have the effect of no MS groups. Usenet isn't dead yet
as the old timers over 50 are still alive. When they kick, it may very
well disappear.

Even if MS shuts down their NNTP server farm, I think the
microsoft.public.* groups will continue to exist on Usenet servers
around the world.

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Tim Slattery

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt