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rec.games.go
   

[ext] rec.games.go is a newsgroup about Go, often abreviated r.g.g.

If you do not have access to a Usenet news service, you can access it via Google Groups: [ext] http://groups.google.com/groups?group=rec.games.go

See also the RGG FAQ on SL.


Fhayashi: Like many Usenet newsgroups, seems to be mostly flamewars.

Tristan: Real discussions do take place there, but there are several characters who spoil the fun, of whom one is particularly infamous. I probably shouldn't name him here but regular visitors to r.g.g. will know exactly who I mean and newbies will soon find out.

mgoetze: Fortunately, he's very easy to killfile as he always posts from the same hotmail address.

Tristan: Is it possible to killfile if you are accessing newsgroups via Google?

mgoetze: Well, uhm, I dunno. I would never do something like that, you know. ;) You won't even see posts marked "X-No-Archive: Yes". I really can't recommend reading Usenet with anything other than a proper newsreader such as tin.

Hu: Excellent suggestion, Tristan. I suggest you e-mail Google Labs. They would like to hear about things like this. If they are already be working on it they would welcome the support.

Blake: Well, the problem is that google isn't intended as a news server, really. Granted, it is possible to use it that way, but that's not what it was designed for. It's an archive, just as DejaNews? was (That's why X-No-Archive makes posts invisible in Google Groups). If you want full-featured USENET browsing, you'll need an NNTP server and a capable newsreader such as slrn or tin. You can find NNTP servers for low fees ($5 or so a month), plus there are always a few free ones (though their group propagation is fairly poor). Your ISP probably offers one, as well; try setting the 'server' portion of your client's configuration to news.myisp.com, or somesuch.

mgoetze: news.cis.dfn.de is an excellent server and free to anyone who asks. I'm not sure whether you have to ask in German though. ;) IIRC, their website is [ext] http://news.fu-berlin.de.

mgoetze: In fact it seems that news.cis.dfn.de is no longer available to the general public (haha! I feel so lucky), but that the same server is available under a different name and even in English - [ext] http://news.individual.net. So get your account today! ;)


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