Post by mpetch"One big advantage to R.G.B. is that the newsgroup
data will likely outlive BGO."
"If you can come up with a way to make this into a
bet in which the winner gets paid my pocket is open.
I'll assume that Stick wasn't being cocky and that
he must have the data backed up.
Aside from the observation that for mentally ill
gamblers, (i.e. both stick and you), anything can
be an opportunity for betting, there were other
arguments in favor of RGB.
One which I deemed most important and underlined
is that RGB is a "USENET" newsgroup that doesn't
belong to nor is under the control of any entity!
Google only provides a service by archiving its
contents and allowing posting to it via "WWW".
One reason for the problem may be that stick's
software was way too obsolete and probably no
longer maintained.
In any case, what are you all waiting to start
a new similar private forum and forget about the
old one which was a garbage dump anyway...
MK