r/usenet - Usenet Discussion

The original post: /r/usenet by /u/sinisterpisces on 2025-01-25 20:29:25.

Hello,

I used to be hugely active on Usenet in the early to late 1990s, in various discussion groups in the alt tree.

Binary downloads were a thing, but it wasn't the thing, especially on a 14.4kbps modem.

A couple of questions as someone wanting to get back into it:

1. Is there any data on how active actual discussion groups still are on Usenet?

2. Are there providers around that focus on indexing/retaining conversation heavy groups? A lot of the service providers now seem to focus on binary data transfer and retention for binary groups, to the point they don't even really advertise the discussion groups.