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Anonymous10/16/25, 10:21No.96765405
Welcome to the 4Chan /g/ usenet group Thread! Now appearing on /tg/.
>What is /usenet/?
Open protocols still exist and are what the internet was built on (http, irc, rss, ftp, etc). Not owned by corpos, not under govt control, and are accessible to anyone with an internet connection. They simply exist to be built upon and enjoyed by all.
Join and discuss such topics as usenet, or topics like TTRPGS, WH40K, and STUFF.
>WTF IS USENET
Literally it means the Users Network. It’s an open protocol for posting and reading messages, organized by newsgroups. It's entirely decentralized, no single server, impossible to take down.
Today it is split between, binaries and text. The binaries part is what it’s known for today: piracy. The text part is forgotten and abandoned (except for that one guy in alt.tv...), until now.
>WHY POST ON USENET
Its open protocol, you can use any client you want or build you own. No costs, no subscriptions, no money. You can sign up through your ISP or burner email address. Then you just need to install a client.
>THIS IS OLDER THAN MY DAD. WHY TF WOULD I DO THIS?
Because its is comfy, it’s decentralized and instead of feeding some corpo AI bullshit like discord or whatever, you can have a conversation with like minded anons in an uncensored, decentralized, and fun hackerman way.
>DO I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING?
No, you can use eternal-september.org with any client, or use the service of newsgrouper.org to access freely online (register to post)
>OK I’M IN - WHERE DO I POST?
Join us at:
alt.cyberpunk.tech
>and also
alt.games.wargames
rec.games.miniatures.warhammer
alt.games.rpg
alt.wargames
>WHAT CLIENT SHOULD I USE?
Pan (Multiplatform)
Seamonkey
Gnus for GNU Emacs
Mozilla Thunderbird
newsgrouper.org website
>HOW DO I READ NEWSGROUPS?
Go here:
https://eternal-september.org/
>WANT TO TAKE A PEEK?
Online Based service @ newsgrouper.org is free and allows to post when registered. Also it can be used in any browser, even on android!
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Anon10/16/25, 10:45No.96765472
>usenet groups
>play by email
>ad&d campaignsIs kino back on the menu? Are we back to the comfy times?
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Anon10/16/25, 15:11No.96766745
I wish you luck.
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Anon10/16/25, 16:30No.96767249
>alt.games.rpg
I don't see this specific one, but there are certainly specific RPG groups like adnd and vtm.
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Anon10/16/25, 18:06No.96767873
>No pr0n, no warez
dropped, lamerz.
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Anon10/16/25, 20:21No.96768839
Cool, but how are you gonna keep the discord trannies from invading and destroying it, like they do to everything else?
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Anon10/17/25, 02:25No.96771120
>what the internet was built on (http, irc, rss, ftp, etc).RSS isn't even part of IPS. HTTP, IRC, and FTP are all application layer. Like RSS they are often useful in the WWW but they are not what the Internet was built on.
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Anon10/17/25, 06:17No.96772289
This is so cool
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Anon10/17/25, 20:49No.96776555
Man I loved rec.games.miniatures.warhammer back in the day. Was posting there on 9/11, wondering why my sister was blathering about some small planes hitting a tower somewhere. Who gives a shit: I've got posts about Dark Eldar to make.
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Anon10/19/25, 03:50No.96786501
4chan is the only place I know that still regularly uses usenet and irc.
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Anon10/19/25, 04:46No.96786833
What are the security implications of using usenet?