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That seems like it’s reversing cause and effect, though. If lots of ISP customers were using their nntp servers, ISPs would have been quite likely to maintain t
by sokoloff 3y ago
That seems like it’s reversing cause and effect, though. If lots of ISP customers were using their nntp servers, ISPs would have been quite likely to maintain them in order to be competitive.
- narag 3y agoThey didn't. What seems logical doesn't need to be true. Maintaining servers was hard, they decided to not compete on that. They were trying to minimize any kind of customer support by humans, the number one cost center for any digital company. Lucky for them that the like of Google and Reddit externalized mail and forum services.