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Seems like the real problem is that there is no defense against spam with an open, decentralized Usenet. NNTP was designed for a more innocent era.
by stickfigure 8y ago
Seems like the real problem is that there is no defense against spam with an open, decentralized Usenet. NNTP was designed for a more innocent era.
- astrodust 8y agoAs soon as spam started hitting USENET there really was no way to shut it down. The entire system was held together by "netiqette" and when that died off during the Eternal September, it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.