[Oberon] Usenet group comp.lang.oberon is no longer accessible

[Arnim Littek]

Google pulls long-running services on short notice, so it doesn't surprise me that they'll arbitrarily shut down a single newsgroup with low turnover/relevance to their goals.  Without having connections within the organization I think restoration of c.l.o will be a pipedream.  I've not tried the Internet Archive for old Usenet material....

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On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 09:19:37 +1030
"Chris Burrows" <chris at cfbsoftware.com> wrote:

> The Usenet group 'comp.lang.oberon' which I normally access through Google
> Groups has recently become unavailable with the message:
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> "Banned content warning: comp.lang.oberon has been identified as containing
> spam, malware, or other malicious content."
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> https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.oberon
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> While it is true that spammers occasionally attacked this group (I usually
> reported such attacks - maybe I shouldn't have?) there was about 30 years'
> worth of historically significant discussions about Oberon contained in the
> archived messages so it is an extreme case of 'throwing the baby out with
> the bathwater'.
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> I reported the access problem to Google Groups about a week ago but haven't
> heard back yet. Does anybody know how to restore access to this group?
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> If you are unfamiliar with what I'm talking about, see the similar Usenet
> discussion group comp.lang.modula2 which is still active and accessible:
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> https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.modula2
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> Thanks,
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> Chris Burrows
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> CFB Software
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> https://www.astrobe.com
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Arnim Littek <arnim at actrix.gen.nz>