Group history missing from Google?

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david

I'm not able to get any messages from this group prior to March 2000. Has
Google dropped usenet history?

(david)
 
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John W. Vinson

I'm not able to get any messages from this group prior to March 2000. Has
Google dropped usenet history?

(david)
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I've certainly found that it's gotten VERY unreliable and spotty. It seems to
come and go but lots of the archives are indeed missing.

I hope that Google, or somebody, has the Google Groups data inclucing the old
DejaNews archives stored safely... somewhere! But I'm not too hopeful.
 
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Tony Toews [MVP]

John W. Vinson said:
I've certainly found that it's gotten VERY unreliable and spotty. It seems to
come and go but lots of the archives are indeed missing.
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It more seems like the indexing can't find the articles although as
you say random ones are available.
I hope that Google, or somebody, has the Google Groups data inclucing the old
DejaNews archives stored safely... somewhere!
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AFAIK Google bought Dejanews. Also some researcher/prof somewhere
had the Usenet postings available from all the way before 1995 when
the Internet started being used by the public.

Tony

P.S. Try to find a Google email address to complain to. Good luck!
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david

I've noticed that indexing has been (and is) flaky, but right now
it looks more like most of it is just missing.

(david)
 
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