I think what really killed Usenet in the US was Andrew Cuomo&#x27;s crusade against
it.  During the period from 1993 to 2008, I had Usenet from most of
the ISPs I used.  The ISPs started pulling the plug in 2008 or 2009.
I was using text groups up until then.<p>These days, I&#x27;ve found a free provider for my text group access, of which
there are several.