tracking down old usenet posts

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over the years, what with changing internet provider several times, i lose
track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.

is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the actual
computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique to that
computer?
 
Re: tracking down old usenet posts

Not with a computer identity. Posts are generally archived and
searched by the posting address. You can use Google Groups
to locate your posts.
*The Advanced search options allows you to refine your search
to specific data such as Author, Subject...

"john b hamilton" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in message
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> over the years, what with changing internet provider several times, i lose
> track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.
>
> is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the actual
> computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique to that
> computer?
>
>
 
Re: tracking down old usenet posts

http://groups.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg

Use the posting name and/or subject as the search criteria. Use advanced
search for such things as narrowing the timeframe of the info you are
looking for.

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"john b hamilton" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in message
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> over the years, what with changing internet provider several times, i lose
> track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.
>
> is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the actual
> computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique to that
> computer?
>
>
 
Re: tracking down old usenet posts


"john b hamilton" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in message
news:gbd1jr$2tk$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> over the years, what with changing internet provider several times, i lose
> track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.
>
> is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the actual
> computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique to that
> computer?

Go to Google Groups and do an Advanced Groups Search on the name(s) you
posted under.

HTH
-pk
 
Re: tracking down old usenet posts


"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message
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>
> "john b hamilton" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:gbd1jr$2tk$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> over the years, what with changing internet provider several times, i
>> lose
>> track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.
>>
>> is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the actual
>> computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique to that
>> computer?
>
> Go to Google Groups and do an Advanced Groups Search on the name(s) you
> posted under.

If you find one of them, they have a "profile" which shows a calendar with
the number of posts (for that username) for each month/year.
Also the option to "find all post by this user".
If you use advanced search put in the name of the group you want just the
way it shows
msnews.microsoft.com with the dots.
I haven't searched microsoft groups that way but that's how it works
for the usernet (talk, alt, etc) ones.
You can also search using a date range in advanced search.

>
> HTH
> -pk
 
Re: tracking down old usenet posts

spooge <spooge@petitmorteREMOVETHIS.net> wrote:

>"john b hamilton" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in
>news:gbd1jr$2tk$1@registered.motzarella.org:
>
>> over the years, what with changing internet provider several times, i
>> lose track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.
>>
>> is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the actual
>> computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique to that
>> computer?

>Even on a group frequented by Richard 'Stoopid' Bullis, this may be one of
>the dumbest questions ever asked.

Not really, just too early.

In 10 years maybe this can be done, but it's coming, each computer
(some even now) will have a unique number that can/will identify it.

Read up on trusted computing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_computing
~and think DRM
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Re: tracking down old usenet posts

spooge <spooge@petitmorteREMOVETHIS.net> wrote:

>Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov wrote in
>news:5trld4h2lspt228g78ckdoupo3a1a43l5b@4ax.com:
>
>> spooge <spooge@petitmorteREMOVETHIS.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"john b hamilton" <bluestar@mail.invalid> wrote in
>>>news:gbd1jr$2tk$1@registered.motzarella.org:
>>>
>>>> over the years, what with changing internet provider several times,
>>>> i lose track of usenet posts that have been posted in the past.
>>>>
>>>> is it possible to find these doing a search with regard to the
>>>> actual computer that has been used. i.e. using some identity unique
>>>> to that computer?
>>
>>>Even on a group frequented by Richard 'Stoopid' Bullis, this may be
>>>one of the dumbest questions ever asked.
>>
>> Not really, just too early.
>>
>> In 10 years maybe this can be done, but it's coming, each computer
>> (some even now) will have a unique number that can/will identify it.

>> Read up on trusted computing.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_computing
>> ~and think DRM

>That makes it a stupid question in the here and now.

Agreed, it's just my way of alerting people to what is coming and
possibly averting it.


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