I heard some months ago that aioe server had a HW failure and so
for some time it would not work.
Someone knows if there was an official statement by his operator
or administrator that explained what happened and if it would be
back one day or it would stop forever the service?

On Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:23:10 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
>I heard some months ago that aioe server had a HW failure and so
>for some time it would not work.
>Someone knows if there was an official statement by his operator
>or administrator that explained what happened and if it would be
>back one day or it would stop forever the service?

https://news.aioe.org/
>Aioe.org public news server
>Aioe.org hosts a public news server, a USENET site that is intentionally kept
>open for all IP addresses without requiring any kind of authentication both
>for reading and for posting. In order to avoid mass abuses, every IP address
>is authorized to post no more than 40 messages per day.
>A lot of documentation about the service provided by aioe.org is available on
>the website: a brief service description and a detailed list of all terms of
>use that all new users should read before starting to use this server, the
>user's manual and a list of frequently asked questions. Some more specific
>technical documents are available in the documentation section. Those who
>need to get in touch with administrators should read the contacts page.
>Currently, service is provided by two different hosts:
>nntp.aioe.org
> This is the main server that everyone should prefer when using this service.
> It is configured to accept the new incoming user connections on the
> following ports:
> 119 (Plain and TLS)
> 563 (SSL Only)
> 443 (SSL Only)
> 22 (SSL Only)
> 80 (Plain and TLS)
>news.aioe.org
> A backup server is also made available to allow customers to use the service
> even when the main host is overloaded or unreachable. Everyone must keep in
> mind that this server is considerably slower than the main one.
> 119 (Plain and TLS)
> 563 (SSL only)
[end quote]

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nntp+aioe+paolo+amoroso
https://paoloamoroso.com/contact
news:alt.free.newsservers

Thank You, but:

> https://news.aioe.org/

This link don't work neither with Chrome or TorBrowser

> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nntp+aioe+paolo+amoroso

I found no explication about aioe death

> https://paoloamoroso.com

This is more interesting. In his website Paolo Amoroso never cite
aioe.
Why? Maybe because he works for the italian governement?
Maybe he is ashamed to have to deal with aioe?

On 22/12/2023 22:27, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>> https://paoloamoroso.com
>
> This is more interesting. In his website Paolo Amoroso never cite
> aioe.
> Why? Maybe because he works for the italian governement?
> Maybe he is ashamed to have to deal with aioe?

Simply because they are 2 different Paolo. It is a classic case of
homocody, which is very common in Italy. One is an astronomer from Milan
(and he is the one who writes on the comp.* group), the other who
managed the AIOE server is a criminal lawyer from Rome, also in Italy.

From my quick research there are approximately 18 Paolo Amoroso in Italy.

Sincerely

--
Ivo Gandolfo

On Fri, 22 Dec 2023 22:42:40 +0100, Ivo Gandolfo <usenet@bofh.team> wrote:
>On 22/12/2023 22:27, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>> https://paoloamoroso.com
>>
>> This is more interesting. In his website Paolo Amoroso never cite
>> aioe.
>> Why? Maybe because he works for the italian governement?
>> Maybe he is ashamed to have to deal with aioe?
>
>Simply because they are 2 different Paolo. It is a classic case of
>homocody, which is very common in Italy. One is an astronomer from Milan
>(and he is the one who writes on the comp.* group), the other who
>managed the AIOE server is a criminal lawyer from Rome, also in Italy.
> From my quick research there are approximately 18 Paolo Amoroso in Italy.
>Sincerely

probably more if you count the "pauls"
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=paul+amoroso

lots of ways people drop off the radar

> the other who managed the AIOE server is
> a criminal lawyer from Rome, also in Italy.
>

It is a real pity that a lawyer who for years rendered such a
valuable service did not find the time to write two lines and
officially explain what had happened and what the future of the
service would be.
He remember to me the sad case of Roger Sondermann, or the sad
case of Truecrypt.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:12:58 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
>He remember to me the sad case of Roger Sondermann

hmm...
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=roger+sondermann+gpg+shell

> hmm...
> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=roger+sondermann+gpg+shell

https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23386

His site disappeared and his software too.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:03:59 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=roger+sondermann+gpg+shell
>https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23386
>His site disappeared and his software too.

(using Tor Browser 13.0.8)
https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23386
>Request from GPGShell author
>#1 Post by Andrew Lee � Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:56 pm
>I just received an email from the author of GPGShell:
>"
> Hello,
> I'm the author of GPGshell. Please remove my program from your download-area
> because the license does not give you the right to publish it. Thanks.
> https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2068
> --
> Roger Sondermann
>
>I'm just wondering how I should respond to it, being the first time this has
>happened in all the years of TPFC's operation.
>The entry in question being private aisde, I am not sure merely the act of
>linking to a website is at the discretion of the target's site owner.
>Does anyone know?
[end quote]

no "sad case" or link . . . found this:
https://archive.org/details/gpgsh097_zip
>GnuPGshell v0.97
>Publication date 2000
>Topics DEMU Collection Unsorted, Windows
> applications, Antivirus and Security
>Application: GnuPGshell
>Author : Roger Sondermann
>Copyright : (c) 2000 by Roger Sondermann
>e-mail : rsoft@bigfoot.com
>Homepage : http://www.bigfoot.com/~rsoft
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>Windows 95/98
>GnuPGshell is a graphical interface for GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard).
>GnuPG is a complete and free replacement for PGP. Because it does
>not use the patented IDEA algorithm, it can be used without any
>restrictions. GnuPG is a RFC2440 (OpenPGP) compliant application.
>For more information about GnuPG read the GnuPG documentation.
>GnuPGshell has been tested with GnuPG v1.0.4-1, which can be down-
>loaded from: http://www.gnupg.org/download.html.
>GnuPGshell is Freeware.
>To install double-click GnuPGshell.exe and don't forget to read
>the documentation after installation.
>GnuPGshell requires the VB4-runtimes:
>http://www.bigfoot.com/~rsoft/download.html
>Addeddate 2019-08-03 15:24:10
>Identifier gpgsh097_zip
>Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.8.5
>Year 2000
[end quote]