AOL Shutting Down Newsgroups

KingFishKingFish
edited January 2005 in Science & Tech
America Online on Tuesday confirmed that it will stop supporting access to newsgroups, a once-popular feature on the Internet that has since become overshadowed by message boards and blogs.
The Internet giant has begun informing users that its AOL Newsgroup interface will be discontinued as early as February, according to a notice posted on the site. AOL users will still be able to access newsgroups through Google Groups or by using a third party reader such as Mozilla's Thunderbird, the notice adds.

AOL's decision to scrap newsgroup support comes as other forms of online community have taken favor, according to company spokeswoman Jaymelina Esmele.
Source: c|net

Comments

  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    the fact that there is an explanation of what newsgroups are here makes me feel old. but when i feel old i feel wise :)
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