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

[alister]

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:12:54 +1200, mm0fmf wrote:

> 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 â·
>>
>> 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?


I would also suggest that you consider the above statement ha snot been 
made out of malice but is trying to protect you.  if the restrictions are 
as strict as you say and you get seen you will probably loose your job.



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