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Loosing my newsgroup feed
BobR wrote:
Hell, just go to Google and Groups. Sign up for those newsgroups you want and you can both read and post to them without using any subscription service or special reader. Bob I tried that before and I hate the interface but I may have to resort to it... Tony |
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Thanx all. You guys never fail to amaze me...
Tony |
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"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message ... I've had http://www.eternal-september.org/ for several months now, and it seems pretty reliable. Same here! Also I use aioe.org as my backup. As a bonus, I dropped my long-term account at Worldnet when they dropped their news server and am money ahead. Vaughn |
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"BobR" wrote in message ... Hell, just go to Google and Groups. Sign up for those newsgroups you want and you can both read and post to them without using any subscription service or special reader. I would probably give up entirely on the Usenet before I do that. The Google interface is terrible, and they do nothing to filter the spam. In fact, Google is the conduit that most spammers use to flood the Usenet with their crap. There are much better choices than Google. Many of them free. Vaughn |
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"R" wrote in message ... Anthony W wrote: I got an eMail from Verizon this morning saying that they are dropping their news server. I got the same email this morning. In anticipation of this event, several months ago, I signed up to try out the same Usenet service that Ron Wanttaja is recommending, http://www.eternal-september.org/ I have continued to use my newsreader and have seen no difference in the service when compared to what Verizon was offering, except, that they offer a selection that includes some groups that Verizon had dropped early on. I do not have to use my browser to read a newsgroup which is a big plus for time savings. I'm curious; how does that save time? -- Jim in NC |
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"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
... Anthony W wrote: I got an eMail from Verizon this morning saying that they are dropping their news server. I'm not going to pay for a subscription to a newsgroup service for 2 groups so my question to the group is: what eMail list would you recommend to replace this group? I've had http://www.eternal-september.org/ for several months now, and it seems pretty reliable. Ron Wanttaja I've been doing the same, at the suggestion of others on this group. It has been working well since I learned that you have to sign-up for the free service to get all of the needed features. Peter |
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"Peter Dohm" wrote I've been doing the same, at the suggestion of others on this group. It has been working well since I learned that you have to sign-up for the free service to get all of the needed features. AIOE has no sign-ups, and all you have to do is add it to you reader's account, or whatever you do to use that server. -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote:
I'm curious; how does that save time? Simplicity speeds the resources. With the newsreader you never have to wait for a browser to load html, then, no scrolling down the page. The newsreader instantly loads txt, click one key on the keyboard and next unread message is there, The whole thread string is constantly viewable in one corner of the newsreader, any message available from the sting with a keyclick without ever having to touch a mouse to point and click. A newsreader is a much better use of resources and the simplicity of text only, greatly speeds the process of viewing several different newsgroups in a short period of time. A browser is fine if you want to look at pictures. There are lots of good forums out there for which a browser is a useful tool. Reading newsgroups on Google is not one of the efficient uses. |
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"Anthony W" wrote in message ... I got an eMail from Verizon this morning saying that they are dropping their news server. alt.free.newsservers before they pull the plug. I use http://www.eternal-september.org/ like Ron with good results. AIOE is ok but has had weeks long down time in the past. There are also some decent low cost usenet providers. |
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"tom c" wrote in message
... "Anthony W" wrote in message ... I got an eMail from Verizon this morning saying that they are dropping their news server. alt.free.newsservers before they pull the plug. I use http://www.eternal-september.org/ like Ron with good results. AIOE is ok but has had weeks long down time in the past. There are also some decent low cost usenet providers. Agreed, although I have not yet seen fit to go with the low cost route--even though some of them do provide coverage of some additional text groups that Bellsouth, ATT, and presumably Verizon used to carry--in addition to the binary groups. In any case, I singned up with both Eternal-September and AIOE a couple of months ago and have had results similar to yours--with an interesting twist: Earlier in this thread, I had a "senior moment" and posted that I was pleased using Eternal-September, which is quite true; but AIOE is adjacent on my news server list in an effort to provide redundancy and I happened to be using it at the moment that I posted. Interestingly, the post appeared for about a day before being deleted. It no longer appears on either server and was probably deleted everywhere that is connected in the normal manner of UseNet. The way that I found out what must have happened was by looking for it on Google-Groups, where it does still appear, and where the error is plainly visible--you don't even need to use the "view original" option. Peter |
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