Unknown wrote:
> Why on earth do you use it (Google) then? Why not ignore them?
A boob speaketh. Geez, you haven't a clue how peering works amongst the
worldwide mesh network of NNTP servers that is Usenet, do you? Google
Groups doesn't just archive newsgroups. Users can also *post* using
Google Groups. Because anyone can signup for a Google account then
anyone, especially spammers (and boobs which, unbelievable as it might
seem, are more ignorant than are you), can use Google Groups to post.
Those posts get peered to all the NNTP servers that carry the same
newsgroups. Apparently you haven't a clue how to detect Google Groupers
by looking at the headers of posts. You can't even figure out a unique
moniker to use for yourself here.
It's not a question of someone using Google Groups. Greg is using
Microsoft's NNTP server (which will eventually get killed off as
Microsoft scrambles away from Usenet) and I'm using Albasani. Other
visitors might be using Giganews, EasyNews, UsenetServer, Teranews, or
dozens and dozens of other NSP *besides* Google Groups. The problem is
that we have to see the boobs and spammer that post using Google Groups
because those posts get peered to other NSPs in the same newsgroups.
What is Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups
http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm
http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp