Gino responds:

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:42:04 -0800, Larry Blanchard
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Jeff P. asks:

Holy Usenet Batman! What in God's name are you on AOL for anyway
Charlie?

I got on AOL something like 10-12 years ago. I am not even vaguely
interested
in making a hobby out of chasing things around the Net,

Charlie, I saw on another newsgroup that the AOL "drop" is a scam and
that it's been around before. Don't know if it's true or not, maybe you
should call them.

They are dropping usenet. For sure, very soon. Date I was given was Feb 15th
for
pulling the plug.
But if you phone them 4 out of five of those who answer the phone will tell
you
that AOL ISN'T dropping Usenet.
Competence abounds at AOL.

Every single time I open the NGs, I get an AOL pop-up that tells me they are
dropping the NGs early in 2005. Every time. I'll take their word for it. Before
the week's over, I'll have a new mailing address. Earthlink or Verizon, I
think, as both offer NG access, with Verizon bragging about 28,000 NGs.

Charlie Self
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some
kind of federal program." George W. Bush, St. Charles, Missouri, November 2,
2000

"Charlie Self" wrote in message
...
Every single time I open the NGs, I get an AOL pop-up that tells me they
are
dropping the NGs early in 2005. Every time. I'll take their word for it.
Before
the week's over, I'll have a new mailing address. Earthlink or Verizon, I
think, as both offer NG access, with Verizon bragging about 28,000 NGs.

Charlie Self
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's
some
kind of federal program." George W. Bush, St. Charles, Missouri, November
2,
2000


One thing to keep in mind, might matter to you, might not, but Earthlink and
Verizon and most other ISP will only allow you access to their NNTP server
while you are connected using their service. If you wanted to connect from
another account, a client or at your office for example, no joy.

--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

In article , Pounds on Wood
wrote:

One thing to keep in mind, might matter to you, might not, but Earthlink and
Verizon and most other ISP will only allow you access to their NNTP server
while you are connected using their service. If you wanted to connect from
another account, a client or at your office for example, no joy.

Precisely why I signed on with supernews.com

djb

--
"I'm a man, but I can change... If I have to... I guess." -- Red Green

Charlie Self wrote:

Gino responds:

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:42:04 -0800, Larry Blanchard
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Jeff P. asks:

Holy Usenet Batman! What in God's name are you on AOL for anyway
Charlie?

I got on AOL something like 10-12 years ago. I am not even vaguely
interested
in making a hobby out of chasing things around the Net,

Charlie, I saw on another newsgroup that the AOL "drop" is a scam and
that it's been around before. Don't know if it's true or not, maybe you
should call them.

They are dropping usenet. For sure, very soon. Date I was given was Feb
15th for
pulling the plug.
But if you phone them 4 out of five of those who answer the phone will
tell you
that AOL ISN'T dropping Usenet.
Competence abounds at AOL.

Every single time I open the NGs, I get an AOL pop-up that tells me they
are dropping the NGs early in 2005. Every time. I'll take their word for
it. Before the week's over, I'll have a new mailing address. Earthlink or
Verizon, I think, as both offer NG access, with Verizon bragging about
28,000 NGs.

You might want to consider going with a dedicated news service. I've been
using newsguy for a long time. If you don't mind using a completely valid
and unmunged address, though, can live with their rules, which are
reasonable, and don't need binaries, news.individual.net is free and very
well regarded.

Charlie Self
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's
some kind of federal program." George W. Bush, St. Charles, Missouri,
November 2, 2000

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

writes:

I've been told by a friend at CDN AOL that Feb 15th is the last day.
Isn't that Valentines day?

I hope you figure that out in the next couple of weeks. If not, you'll be
in trouble with the lady in your life. g

Glenna