SpamCop Newsgroups
The SpamCop Newsgroups are one of the oldest methods of getting information about
SpamCop. They are still very much alive and active. They are accessed using any standard newsreader. They may be found at "
news://news.spamcop.net/∞" Copying the address and pasting it into your browser will open up your default newsreader. (See
SpamCopNewsgroupsHowToUse)
The SpamCop.net newsgroups currently consist of the following groups:
- control (Admin)
- control.cancel (Admin)
- spamcop∞ - originally the hard-core, expert level stuff, now the basic dumping ground for all.
- spamcop.geeks∞ - techy, geeky, specialized stuff, generally not SpamCop.net issues.
- spamcop.help∞ - kid-glove treatment area for newbies.
- spamcop.mail∞ - original resource for SpamCop.net e-mail account support, now offered primarily in the SpamCop Forum∞.
- spamcop.routing∞ - primary contact spot for routing issues, it is expected that you will do your homework first (see Note #1)
- spamcop.social∞ - non-SpamCop.net related discussions, conversations.
- spamcop.spam∞ - originally a place to post your spam for discussion purposes, replaced by the use of a TrackingURL.
- spamcop.test∞ - a place to test if your newsreader is working and able to post queries in the newsgroups.
Note: these newsgroups are explained in more detail at SpamCopNewsgroupsHowToUse
As with most newsgroups, older messages are not availble from the News Server. They are archived in a separate file that is usually accessable via a browser.
The SpamCopNewsgroups have historically been archived at/on the same server. Unfortunately this archive is no longer actively doing its job of archiving as of basically 1 June 2006. The developement of a replacement archive was begun by
WazoO and went on line on 1 Dec 2006. Except for posts that were copied forward to allow for their preservation; any posts between 1 June 2006 and 1 Dec 2006 have been lost.
Newsgroup Archive information and (obsolete) links∞
spamcop.mail is one of the newsgroups that diehard newsgroup supporters are upset about because it is no longer referenced to by the official SpamCop web site www.spamcop.net∞.
Alternate sources of information are: the
SpamCopForum and of course (the newest) this Wiki.
Note #1: per
http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=9419&view=findpost&p=64440∞ , Don's (
SpamCop Admin) latest request is to e-mail deputies[at]admin.spamcop.net about routing issues. Please read the referenced Forum link to see the requested form and content.
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