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

[mm0fmf]

On 09/02/2018 21:05, codewizard 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.
>
> Regards,
> Igor.
>
If they take such restrictive practices then maybe should consider 
*just* doing your job when at work and leave the browsing to your own time?