I'd have to imagine that it's all about cost with the ISPs, which goes back to
your comment about massive pictures & movies within some newsgroups.

I think RoadRunner, Verizon and AT&T couldn't find a way to make more money from
the newsgroups, so they cut the groups, cut their costs, and used an emotional
reason (child pornography) to justify why they removed a customer feature.

Nowadays with all the free & paid services providing newsgroups these days, I
think it's easier to get your groups through those sources anyways. I've been
very happy with my access through Newsguy, but there are tons of options as I
said.

Remy


In article , Martin H. Eastburn says...

I think the isp's are looking at the spam that comes in on the news groups.

The massive pictures and movies.

And so much of the group of r.c.metalworking is political and/or crabby.

Just think - where is the metal - and the nice guys.

Ugly posts don't look good to those who wonder what this group is all about.

Martin

Martin H. Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
TSRA, Endowed; NRA LOH & Patron Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot's Medal.
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
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BillM wrote:
"Michael Koblic" wrote in
message
...
My *&%@#$&^* ISP dropped newsgroups today
without any warning.
I am on through Motzarella but I wonder: What
do others use? What do you
consider the best way to access newgroups?
What do you get if you pay
vs. for free?

Thanks,

crquack

I'll be watching the answers here myself! My
ISP---Verizon---dropped everything but
the "big 8" last month. I kind of miss a couple
of .alt's and one .tx.

Bill




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