On Sep 7, 12:21 am, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m...@example.invalid> wrote:
> Duke of Hazard wrote:
> > Sometimes google groups is entirely down for many hours
>
> YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!1!!
>
> Get a real newsreader and an NNTP service, then filter out GG.
>
> --
> -bts
> -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

Like what? At least a 3rd of the traffic comes from GG, but there's no
alternative, other than other GG wannabes. Many of us are stuck behind
corporate firewalls that do not open NNTP ports during the day