Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> >> In the end I just gave up, the groups I frequented died out as people moved 
> >> to web-based forums
> > 
> >   Why do people do that?

> Because for ISPs, newsgroups are a cost, whereas for forums, they're either 
> Not My Problem if it's on someone else's server, or a source of revenue if 
> it's ad-supported, or you paying for only exactly the forums you want otherwise.

  I didn't ask why ISPs are dropping support. I asked why people are moving
from a more versatile medium to a more restricted one.

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                                                          - Warp

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