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If you have AOL...
Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. I have
been planning on switching for a long time now, but this is the final nail in the coffin. I also think this will be a big loss for Usenet in general. Say what you will about the comapny and most of its members, but AOL has a huge share of the online market. Now AOLers who aren't specifically looking for NGs (as in using different servers) will never make the leap. GTO(John) |
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Dirk Gently wrote:
On 24 Jan 2005 18:46:50 GMT, (GTO69RA4) wrote: Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. They're newsreader sucked anyway, but if you want real good NG access cheap you can sign on with www.newsreader.com for about $10 per month and have 30GB of bandwidth available per month. I don't work for them, but I have been using them for several months and am happy with their service. Can you tell me about how long it takes rcm posts to age off their server? |
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Dirk Gently wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:25:25 -0800, Jim Stewart wrote: Can you tell me about how long it takes rcm posts to age off their server? From their FAQ: http://www.newsreader.com/faq.htm Q:What is your article retention like? A: Our servers have three retention periods which all groups are classified snip, Thanks. Looks like a good deal. |
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Dirk Gently wrote: :On 24 Jan 2005 18:46:50 GMT, (GTO69RA4) wrote: : :Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. : :They're newsreader sucked anyway, but if you want real good NG access :cheap you can sign on with www.newsreader.com for about $10 per month :and have 30GB of bandwidth available per month. I don't work for them, :but I have been using them for several months and am happy with their service. There are plenty of good providers out there with a wide variety of plans. I have an account with newsguy.com for $40/year that allows me 3GB/month, which is plenty since I generally don't use the binaries groups, and the account also includes 2 spam-protected email boxes. My high-speed internet service from Comcast also comes with news service from giganews.com, which offers various plans, including their "Unlimited" plan for $25/month. Both Newsguy and Giganews offer free trial accounts. All of the commercial news providers offer much better news service than you're used to seeing from AOL. Giganews advertises "up to" 420 day retention on their non-binary groups. I'm not sure what Newsguy's retention time is, but it's way longer than the 45 days I retain articles on my local machine. -- Bob Nichols AT comcast.net I am "rnichols42" |
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I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I think this is pretty cute - and
it sure fits the father-in-law. Diary of an AOL User July 18 - I just tried to connect to America Online. I've heard it is the best online service I can get. They even included a free disk! I'd better hold onto it incase they don't ever send me anther one! I can't connect. I don't know what is wrong. July 19 - Some guy at the tech support center says my computer needs a modem. I don't see why. He's just trying to cheat me. How dumb does he think I am? July 22 - I bought the modem. I couldn't figure out where it goes. It wouldn't fit in the monitor or the printer. I'm confused. July 23 - I finally got the modem in and hooked up. that nine year old next door did it for me. But it still don't work. I cant get online. July 25 - That nine year old kid next door hooked me up to America Online for me. He's so smart. I told the kid he was a prodigy. But he says that's just another service. What a modest kid. He's so smart and he does these services for people. Anyway he's smarter then the jerks who sold me the modem. They didn't even tell me about communications software. Bet they didn't know. And why do they put two telephone jack holes in the back of a modem when you only need one? And why do they have one labeled phone when you are not suppose to hook it to the phone jack on the wall? I thought the dial tone sounded funny! Boy, are modem makers dumb! But the kid figured it out by the sound. July 26 - What's the internet? I thought I was on America Online. Not this internet thing. I'm confused. July 27 - The nine year old kid next door showed me how to use this America Online stuff. I told him he must be a genius. He says that he is compared to me. Maybe he's not so modest after all. July 28 - I tried to use chat today. I tried to talk into my computer but nothing happened. maybe I need to buy a microphone. July 29 - I found this thing called usenet. I got out of it because I'm connected to America Online not usenet. July 30 - These people in this usenet thing keep using capital letters.=20 How do they do that? I never figured out how to type capital letters. Maybe they have a different type of keyboard. JULY 31 - I CALLED THE COMPUTER MAKER I BOUGHT IT FROM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT HAVING A CAPITOL LETTER KEY. THE TECH SUPPORT GUY SAID IT WAS THIS CAPS LOCK KEY. WHY DIDN'T THEY SPELL IT OUT? I TOLD HIM I GOT A CHEAP KEYBOARD AND WANTED A BETTER ONE. AND ONE OF MY SHIFT KEYS ISNT THE SAME SIZE AS THE OTHER. HE SAID THATS A STANDARD. I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T WANT A STANDARD KEYBOARD BUT ANOTHER BRAND. I MUST HAVE HAD AN IMPORTANT COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HEARD HIM TELL THE OTHER SUPPORT GUYS TO LISTEN IN ON OUR CONVERSATION. AUGUST 1 - I FOUND THIS THING CALLED THE USENET ORACLE. IT SAYS THAT IT CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I ASK IT. I SENT IT 44 SEPARATE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INTERNET. I HOPE IT RESPONDS SOON. AUGUST 2 - I FOUND A GROUP CALLED REC.HUMOR. I DECIDED TO POST THIS JOKE ABOUT THE CHICKEN THAT CROSSED THE ROAD. TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE! HA! HA! I WASNT SURE I POSTED IT RIGHT SO I POSTED IT 56 MORE TIMES. AUGUST 3 - I KEEP HEARING ABOUT THE WORLD WIDE WEB. I DON'T NOW SPIDERS GREW THAT LARGE. AUGUST 4 - THE ORACLE RESPONDED TO MY QUESTIONS TODAY. GEEZ IT WAS RUDE. I WAS SO ANGRY THAT I POSTED AN ANGRY MESSAGE ABOUT IT TO REC.HUMOR.ORACLE. I WASNT SURE IF I POSTED RIGHT SO I POSTED IT 22 MORE TIMES. AUGUST 5 - SOMEONE TOLD ME TO READ THE FAQ. GEEZ THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO USE PROFANITY. AUGUST 6 - SOMEONE ELSE TOLD ME TO STOP SHOUTING IN ALL MY MESSAGES. WHAT A STUPID JERK. IM NOT SHOUTING! IM NOT EVEN TALKING! JUST TYPING! HOW CAN THEY LET THESE RUDE JERKS GO ON THE INTERNET? August 7 - Why have a Caps Lock key if you're not suppose to use it? Its probably an extra feature that costs more money. August 8 - I just read this post called make money fast. I'm so exited. I'm going to make lots of money. I followed his instructions and posted it to every newsgroup I could find. August 9 - I just made my signature file. Its only 6 pages long. I will have to work on it some more. August 10 - I just looked at a group called alt.aol.sucks. I read a few posts and I really believe that aol should be wiped off the face of the earth. I wonder what an aol is. August 11 - I was asking where to find some information about something. Some guy told me to check out ftp.netcom.com. I've looked and looked but I can't find that group. August 12 - I sent a post to every usenet group on the Internet asking where the ftp.netcom.com is. hopefully someone will help. I cant ask the kid next door. His parents said that when he comes back from my house he's laughing so hard he can't eat or sleep or do his homework. So they wont let him come over anymore. I do have a great sense of humor. I don't know why the rec.humor group didn't like my chicken joke. Maybe they only like dirty stuff. Some people sent me posts about my 56 posts of the joke and they used bad words. August 13 - I sent another post to every usenet group on the Internet asking where the ftp.netcom.com is. I had forgot yesterday to include my new signature file which is only 8 pages long. I know everyone will want to read my favorite poem so I included it. I'm also going to add that short story I like. August 14 - Some guy suspended my account because of what I was doing. I told him I don't have an account at his bank. He's so dumb. |
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"Don Bruder" wrote in message ... In article , (GTO69RA4) wrote: Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. I have been planning on switching for a long time now, but this is the final nail in the coffin. I also think this will be a big loss for Usenet in general. Say what you will about the comapny and most of its members, but AOL has a huge share of the online market. Now AOLers who aren't specifically looking for NGs (as in using different servers) will never make the leap. GTO(John) Sorry if it offends you, John, but the fact is that more spam, stupidity, and just plain wasted bandwidth came out of AOL than any other source on the 'net. With very few exceptions, AOL's members have demonstrated, right from day one, that they should be in a playpen, rather than participating in a worldwide forum. If AOL really is cancelling usenet access, that's the best news to hit since they unleashed the idiots on an unsuspecting internet in the first place. Good bye, and good riddance. The "switchoff" can't happen soon enough to please me. I have no personal experience with AOL, but the way you describe it smacks of the mindless way CB radio was used back in the early 70's. If so, I'd have to agree with you. Harold |
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In article ,
says... On 24 Jan 2005 18:46:50 GMT, (GTO69RA4) wrote: Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. They're newsreader sucked anyway, but if you want real good NG access cheap you can sign on with www.newsreader.com for about $10 per month and have 30GB of bandwidth available per month. I don't work for them, but I have been using them for several months and am happy with their service. Try 'MicroPlanet Gravity'. It's free and works pretty slick. NO support, as the company folded, but one can still download it. dutchman -- The older I get, the better I used to be. |
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An article about it at Zdnet:
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...&tag=nl.e501-1 Karl "GTO69RA4" wrote in message ... Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. I have been planning on switching for a long time now, but this is the final nail in the coffin. I also think this will be a big loss for Usenet in general. Say what you will about the comapny and most of its members, but AOL has a huge share of the online market. Now AOLers who aren't specifically looking for NGs (as in using different servers) will never make the leap. GTO(John) |
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Judge Rules ISP, Server Location May Determine Jurisdiction
http://www.isp-planet.com/politics/0...sidiction.html Don Karl Vorwerk wrote: An article about it at Zdnet: http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...&tag=nl.e501-1 Karl "GTO69RA4" wrote in message ... Get out while the getting's good. They're dropping all newsgroup access. I have been planning on switching for a long time now, but this is the final nail in the coffin. I also think this will be a big loss for Usenet in general. Say what you will about the comapny and most of its members, but AOL has a huge share of the online market. Now AOLers who aren't specifically looking for NGs (as in using different servers) will never make the leap. GTO(John) |
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:37:11 GMT, the inscrutable "Karl Vorwerk"
spake: An article about it at Zdnet: http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...&tag=nl.e501-1 Judging by this gal's net savvy (or lack thereof) -she- belongs on AOL. D- for Molly. --- After they make styrofoam, what do they ship it in? --Steven Wright http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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I'm the only person I know that uses newsgroups and I have several friends
that consider themselves to be computer nerds. I think I've learned more from this newsgroup than anywhere else on the web. Karl "Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:37:11 GMT, the inscrutable "Karl Vorwerk" spake: An article about it at Zdnet: http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...&tag=nl.e501-1 Judging by this gal's net savvy (or lack thereof) -she- belongs on AOL. D- for Molly. --- After they make styrofoam, what do they ship it in? --Steven Wright http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:54:19 GMT, the inscrutable "Karl Vorwerk"
spake: I'm the only person I know that uses newsgroups and I have several friends that consider themselves to be computer nerds. I think I've learned more from this newsgroup than anywhere else on the web. Yes sir. The metalheads and wreckers are two fantastically bright and varied groups. I've learned something new daily from one or the other for a decade now. Perhaps there's hope for Molly.  ================================================== ====== Was that an African + http://www.diversify.com or European Swallow? + Gourmet Web Applications ================================================== ====== |
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