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* RIP ALPHANET USENET 1990-2023Marc SCHAEFER
`* Re: RIP ALPHANET USENET 1990-2023Julien ÉLIE
 `- Re: RIP ALPHANET USENET 1990-2023Kaz Kylheku

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RIP ALPHANET USENET 1990-2023

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From: schaefer@alphanet.ch (Marc SCHAEFER)
Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.usenet,news.software.nntp
Subject: RIP ALPHANET USENET 1990-2023
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 by: Marc SCHAEFER - Mon, 4 Sep 2023 04:46 UTC

Hello,

I am closing the ALPHANET server on the 22th of september 2023,
including all the services (USENET archives, web read-only
interface, etc)

You can read an epitaph (in French) on https://news.alphanet.ch/
(English translation by Google:
https://www-alphanet-ch.translate.goog/nnrp.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp)

This article is sent automatically as I no longer read USENET.

A Thank you to my users for their fidelity.

Farewell.

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From: iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid (Julien ÉLIE)
Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.usenet,news.software.nntp
Subject: Re: RIP ALPHANET USENET 1990-2023
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 by: Julien ÉLIE - Mon, 4 Sep 2023 19:52 UTC

Hi Good Guy,

>> I am closing the ALPHANET server on the 22th of september 2023,
>> including all the services (USENET archives, web read-only
>> interface, etc)
>
> Why 22nd September? Why not today - 4th September 2023?

Very probably to give his users some time to migrate to another news
service.

> What's the point
> of having a server that has absolutely nothing of value to read? All the
> important posts are censored so nobody is interested in that server.

That's not true. Alphanet is a valuable and well-known server (at least
in Francophone countries). Marc created it in 1990 and have provided
several useful services since then. His involvement in the
French-speaking Usenet community is huge, and he personally is a very
good-hearted and caring person.

> RIP and hope you don't start another hobby and abandon half way just
> because you lost interest and don't have any energy to reinvent yourself.

That's not kind of you. Continuous harassment made him take the
decision to get away from Usenet.

--
Julien ÉLIE

« Ira furor breuis est. » (Horace)

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Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.usenet,news.software.nntp
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 by: Kaz Kylheku - Tue, 5 Sep 2023 07:16 UTC

On 2023-09-04, Julien ÉLIE <iulius@nom-de-mon-site.com.invalid> wrote:
> Hi Good Guy,
>
>>> I am closing the ALPHANET server on the 22th of september 2023,
>>> including all the services (USENET archives, web read-only
>>> interface, etc)
>>
>> Why 22nd September? Why not today - 4th September 2023?
>
> Very probably to give his users some time to migrate to another news
> service.

Actually, 10978th September, 1993, dear fellows.

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