"Nova" wrote in message
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My next door neighbor works "network tech support" (internal to the
company) for Adelphia Cable. Prior to me showing him what "UseNet" was,
he didn't even know it existed. I suspect it is the same with many of the
"kids" working for various ISP's.


Boy, does that sound familiar. I have used 5 or 6 ISP's in as many years,
and I have frequently had to tell customer support what USENET was. The
better ISP's use more than one news feed, which helps with the missing posts
problem. I have frequently complained about Earthlink newsgroup service,
but in all fairness I have seen a dramatic improvement since they
implemented new servers and split their subscriber base into two groups,
East and West. Message retention seems to be longer, as well.

I do believe that the number of ISP subscribers which use USENET is low,
probably less than 5%, maybe even less.
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Ken Vaughn
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