The original post: /r/usenet by /u/CGM on 2024-12-23 16:05:02.

Since my last post here I’ve made a number of updates to Newsgrouper, my web gateway to Usenet discussion groups:

  • Most navigation can now be done from the keyboard on devices which have one.
  • Markup and Reflow options for how articles are displayed.
  • Crossposting is now supported.
  • Historical search now has options to find later followups to an article, or earlier articles which it is a followup to.
  • The list of subscribed groups can be edited in the Preferences page, so you can reorder it, import/export the list etc.
  • For most groups you can display the group Charter.
  • X-Face user avatars are now displayed.
  • There’s now a Help page.
  • There’s a page to indicate which groups are most active.
  • The site source code is online at https://chiselapp.com/user/cmacleod/repository/newsgrouper/home
  • But please note that dodgy downloads (binaries) are still not supported.

Newsgrouper is at https://newsgrouper.org.uk .

BTW I’m a bit concerned about the implications of the UK’s Online Safety Act and hoping this will become clearer soon, see e.g. https://russ.garrett.co.uk/2024/12/17/online-safety-act-guide/ .