Advice for Google Groups readers

[David Dalton]

As of sometime PST tomorrow, February 22, 2024, Google
Groups will stop updating its archive of Usenet newsgroups
including this one, though searching of the archive before
then will still be available.

It is only the Google Groups portal to this newsgroup that
is getting shut down, which will mean less spam. You
can still access this newsgroup via a newsreader such
as Agent on Windows, Hogwasher on Mac, Pan on Linux,
or the free Thunderbird (even if you don’t also use it for
email) on all three, accessing a free newsserver such
as Eternal September or Solani, or, if you want binary
access, a paid newsserver such as Giganews.

[Corey White]

Post by David Dalton
As of sometime PST tomorrow, February 22, 2024, Google
Groups will stop updating its archive of Usenet newsgroups
including this one, though searching of the archive before
then will still be available.
It is only the Google Groups portal to this newsgroup that
is getting shut down, which will mean less spam. You
can still access this newsgroup via a newsreader such
as Agent on Windows, Hogwasher on Mac, Pan on Linux,
or the free Thunderbird (even if you don’t also use it for
email) on all three, accessing a free newsserver such
as Eternal September or Solani, or, if you want binary
access, a paid newsserver such as Giganews.

You can also search alt.magick and browser the latest
posts on the web at: https://alt-magick.com/

[David Dalton]

Post by David Dalton
As of sometime PST tomorrow, February 22, 2024, Google
Groups will stop updating its archive of Usenet newsgroups
including this one, though searching of the archive before
then will still be available.
It is only the Google Groups portal to this newsgroup that
is getting shut down, which will mean less spam. You
can still access this newsgroup via a newsreader such
as Agent on Windows, Hogwasher on Mac, Pan on Linux,
or the free Thunderbird (even if you don’t also use it for
email) on all three, accessing a free newsserver such
as Eternal September or Solani, or, if you want binary
access, a paid newsserver such as Giganews.

One effect of the shutdown is that you now seem to be
able to do searching on Google Groups without having
to be signed in to your Google account.

[David Dalton]

Post by David Dalton

Post by David Dalton
As of sometime PST tomorrow, February 22, 2024, Google
Groups will stop updating its archive of Usenet newsgroups
including this one, though searching of the archive before
then will still be available.
It is only the Google Groups portal to this newsgroup that
is getting shut down, which will mean less spam. You
can still access this newsgroup via a newsreader such
as Agent on Windows, Hogwasher on Mac, Pan on Linux,
or the free Thunderbird (even if you don’t also use it for
email) on all three, accessing a free newsserver such
as Eternal September or Solani, or, if you want binary
access, a paid newsserver such as Giganews.

One effect of the shutdown is that you now seem to be
able to do searching on Google Groups without having
to be signed in to your Google account.

That is if you go directly to a group URL, e.g..
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.religion.druid , but if you
go to https://groups.google.com it is still prompting you
to sign in, at least for now.