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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?

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" <> 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?
>
>

"john b hamilton" <> wrote in message
news:gbd1jr$2tk$...
> 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

spooge <> wrote:

>"john b hamilton" <> wrote in
>news:gbd1jr$2tk$:
>
>> 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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spooge <> wrote:

> wrote in
>news: :
>
>> spooge <> wrote:
>>
>>>"john b hamilton" <> wrote in
>>>news:gbd1jr$2tk$:
>>>
>>>> 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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