Is Usenet an option for /Piracy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by freewifiiiii@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Usenet is unmoderated. Once you post it, it sticks forever. We could probably get one of the independent providers to give free access to a new newsgroup. Anyone have any thoughts?

I’ve used Usenet for my content needs for years because it’s so fast and risk free. I think we could also use it for our community discussions.

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[-] kakise@mlem.a-smol-cat.fr 5 points 2 years ago

Well, why not go back to BBS then ? I'd be happy to host a server

[-] milano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

HUGE problem I see with using a BBS today is that telnet transmits in clear-text, which wasn't much of an issue when we were still using dial-up modems. Suppose BBS software can be adapted for SSH, but to go through all that, may as well host shell accounts on a *nix platform IMO.

Off top of my head I can think of 2 BBS software that use SSH.

In any case, I would be hesitant on using any BBS that I cannot use key-based authentication.

If determined on clear-text BBS.. may as well consider using Gopher instead of HTTP.. just a thought since we're pulling out the legacy protocols.

DOORs would def need to be a part of any BBS project.. can't imagine this would be that easy considering nearly all of them were DOS.

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