This newsgroup (comp.lang.python) may soon be blocked by Google Gro

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 9:35 AM,  <breamoreboy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 12:15:16 AM UTC, pyotr filipivich wrote:
>
>>         Those of us who do not use google-groups may not notice the loss
>> of the google groupies.
>> --
>> pyotr filipivich
>> Next month's Panel: Graft - Boon or blessing?
>
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> The above is taken from my small laptop screen showing just how useless google groups is, so it might as well be blown away completely, or is it impossible for the PSF to take on google?
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> The most that I've ever whacked in one hit was +55 more, all of it the Case Solutions/Test Bank crap.

The PSF doesn't *need* to take on Google, because there are other
newsgroup hosting sites that have less spam. Switch to one of those,
and voila, less spam in your inbox.

ChrisA