PZ wrote:
Yes, is there a way to d/l from google the 56354 csa2's posts (all) ? i.e., is there a google nntp server ? (now 56355 posts)This would be a good idea. Although google is stable for now, who knows what will happen in a few years. They got rid of comp.binaries.apple2, who knows what valuables were lost there. They might start retaining only the last 90 days of CSA2* at some point.
Unlikely. Google considers itself a modern day library of Alexandria (hopefully fireproof ;-). The resources required to maintain an indefinite archive of a text group are miniscule compared to either the total resources of Google or to bragging rights for having a complete archive of all text newsgroups. They haven't even dropped comp.sys.apple, so they take the Deja Vu mantle seriously. -michael Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused."