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

[codewizard at gmail.com]

On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:03:45 PM UTC-5, Richard Damon wrote:
> On 2/9/18 4:12 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 8:05 AM,  <codew... at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 2:48:17 PM UTC-5, Chris Green wrote:
> >>> codew... at gmail.com wrote:
> >>>> On Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 7:15:16 PM UTC-5, pyotr filipivich wrote:
> >>>>> [snip]
> >>>>>          Those of us who do not use google-groups may not notice the loss
> >>>>> of the google groupies.
> >>>> I use GG to read comp.lang.python because of the following combination
> >>>> of factors. I would definitely be happier if there was another way to
> >>>> do this, so that I wouldn't have to wade through lots of spam.
> >>>>
> >>>>    - I read it from both home and work.
> >>>>
> >>>>    - I can't install any additional software at work.
> >>>>
> >>>>    - There is no newsgroup reader software available at work.
> >>>>
> >>>>    - GG tracks read/unread status of every post. This is shared
> >>>>      between work and home through my Google account.
> >>>>
> >>>>    - When I (very rarely) post from work, I can't
> >>>>      do it by email, since outgoing email is blocked.
> >>>>
> >>> Alternative approach, what I do:-
> >>>
> >>>      Run a text mode (but very capable and mouse aware) newsreader on
> >>>      my home system, read news locally using that.
> >>>
> >>>      Use ssh (is that available at worK?) to connect from work to home
> >>>      and run the same newsreader in the same environment. If you can't
> >>>      even ssh from work then you can always use an 'ssh from the web'
> >>>      app from your wenb browser.
> >>>
> >>> The newsreader I use is tin by the way.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Chris Green
> >>> ·
> >> ssh would be even a bigger problem here. As I mentioned, I can't even email
> >> from work to the outside! All web sites that provide remote connectivity
> >> tools are blocked.
> > ... yet they're okay with you browsing newsgroups? I think you may
> > have a Layer Eight conflict here.
> >
> > ChrisA
> 
> If he can browse, he can get E-Mail with Gmail/Yahoo/AOL/etc, his normal 
> mail ISP likely even supports some form of Web Mail Client.
> 
> If they are blocking these, but not Google Groups, there is a major 
> disconnect in the rules.
> 
> -- 
> Richard Damon

Disconnect or not, I can browse GG and post replies (e.g., this one).
I have no access to gmail or any other email provider.

Regards,
Igor.