Thread: Re: Fwd: [#14662768] Problems with certain groups?
WWW guys: I just received this from someone about Google archiving being terminated. Seems amazing but I checked Google and it seems true. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Wolfe wrote: > Bruce, > > I don't know who to send this to but I'm sure that you would. > > Basically Google is no longer archiving the comp.databases.postgresql* > groups. > > As they indicate it seems as if they will reconsider it if enough > people petition for it. > > - Dan > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: groups-support@google.com > Date: September 23, 2004 1:35:13 PM PDT > To: "Dan Wolfe" <dkwolfe@pacbell.net> > Subject: Re: [#14662768] Problems with certain groups? > > Hi Dan, > > Thank you for your note. It seems that these groups are no longer > archived. Typically when a group is tagged as 'no longer archived' it is > because it is a duplicated group or does not have substantial traffic. > > If a newsgroup is classified as 'no longer archived' it cannot be posted > to through Google. However, we can review the group for > re-classification > if petitioned by users. > > Regards, > The Google Team > > Original Message Follows: > ------------------------ > From: Dan Wolfe <dkwolfe@pacbell.net> > Subject: Problems with certain groups? > Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:07:20 -0700 > > Hello, > > can someone please check the feed for the following groups - they > haven't been updated since 9/16... which is weird because they > typically have much more traffic... > > comp.databases.postgresql.admin > comp.databases.postgresql.general > comp.databases.postgresql.hackers > comp.databases.postgresql.novice > comp.databases.postgresql.questions > comp.databases.postgresql.sql > > > thanks, > > - Dan > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> I just received this from someone about Google archiving being
> terminated. Seems amazing but I checked Google and it seems true.
Yeah, I noticed that last night --- they seem to have shut it off as of
the 16th or so. We should probably tell people about this on all the
mail lists and encourage complaints.
>> Thank you for your note. It seems that these groups are no longer
>> archived. Typically when a group is tagged as 'no longer archived' it is
>> because it is a duplicated group or does not have substantial traffic.
I can't believe either of those claims.
Where does one complain to, exactly?
regards, tom lane
Google is now archiving us again!
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&group=comp.databases.postgresql.hackers
Notice the current dates and no mention of the archive being stopped.
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > I just received this from someone about Google archiving being
> > terminated. Seems amazing but I checked Google and it seems true.
>
> Yeah, I noticed that last night --- they seem to have shut it off as of
> the 16th or so. We should probably tell people about this on all the
> mail lists and encourage complaints.
>
> >> Thank you for your note. It seems that these groups are no longer
> >> archived. Typically when a group is tagged as 'no longer archived' it is
> >> because it is a duplicated group or does not have substantial traffic.
>
> I can't believe either of those claims.
>
> Where does one complain to, exactly?
>
> regards, tom lane
>
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