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Any Other Verizon Users Here? Sharon 06-13-2008
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Posted by Wayne Hines on June 15, 2008, 6:06 am

>
> >On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:52:09 -0400, AK&DStrohl wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> All I would need to do to avoid being cut off is to go through that website
> >> listed above?
> >>
> >> AK in PA
> >
> >        Yup. But note that it doesn't carry binary newsgroups (i.e. photos,
> >music, movies etc.). This is not a binary group, so you're OK with
> >this one.
>
> ...
>
> Not necessarily. Depends on your ISP; looks like Time-Warner is going
> to cut out access to newsgroups altogether.

While Time-Warner (and others) may no longer offer newsgroups on its own
servers, that doesn't mean it is cutting access to newsgroups. You will
still be able to access newsgroups on other servers, although you may
have to pay to subscribe to groups on those other servers.

gwh



Posted by Pogonip on June 15, 2008, 3:37 pm
Wayne Hines wrote:
>
>>
>>> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:52:09 -0400, AK&DStrohl wrote:
>>>
>>>> All I would need to do to avoid being cut off is to go through that website
>>>> listed above?
>>>>
>>>> AK in PA
>>>         Yup. But note that it doesn't carry binary newsgroups (i.e. photos,
>>> music, movies etc.). This is not a binary group, so you're OK with
>>> this one.
>> ...
>>
>> Not necessarily. Depends on your ISP; looks like Time-Warner is going
>> to cut out access to newsgroups altogether.
>
> While Time-Warner (and others) may no longer offer newsgroups on its own
> servers, that doesn't mean it is cutting access to newsgroups. You will
> still be able to access newsgroups on other servers, although you may
> have to pay to subscribe to groups on those other servers.
>
> gwh
>
>
I hope people with good suggestions for Usenet servers will keep posting
them so that our friends who are about to be cut off will have an
opportunity to make other arrangements -- and other than google --
before the plug is pulled.

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by I.E.Z. on June 16, 2008, 4:42 pm
How about using rec.crafts.textiles.sewing, if the rec. groups are being
spared? It's a perfectly okay group, as far as I can see, except not as
busy as this one.

Iris



Posted by IMS on June 14, 2008, 4:50 pm
wrote:

>
> From reading the news about this, I gather that they are dropping all
>alt. newsgroups. This, as you might notice, is alt.sewing. *poof*
>None of this makes a lot of sense. My provider doesn't carry binaries,
>and doesn't offer _all_ newsgroups in the other areas. I don't see why
>these companies can't limit the groups they offer without dropping _all_
>of the groups under alt. My tiny provider seems to be able to do it
>with no trouble.


Depending on your ISP it may be more than just the 'alt' groups.

"Time Warner Cable said it will cease to offer customers access to any
Usenet newsgroups, a decision that will affect customers nationwide.
Sprint said it would no longer offer any of the tens of thousands of
alt.* Usenet newsgroups. Verizon's plan is to eliminate some "fairly
broad newsgroup areas."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9964895-38.html

I suspect we'll see some lawsuits over this move.

-Irene

Posted by enigma on June 17, 2008, 8:52 pm

> From reading the news about this, I gather that they are
> dropping all
> alt. newsgroups. This, as you might notice, is alt.sewing.
> *poof* None of this makes a lot of sense. My provider
> doesn't carry binaries, and doesn't offer _all_ newsgroups
> in the other areas. I don't see why these companies can't
> limit the groups they offer without dropping _all_ of the
> groups under alt. My tiny provider seems to be able to do
> it with no trouble.

they could, but running news servers is expensive. they're
just looking for a way to maximise profit... after all, they
aren't making your access fees any cheaper even though you're
getting less service, are they?
*some* broadband providers are dropping *all* newsgroups. if
they were just dropping the alt. heirarchy, you could just go
take over rec.crafts.textiles.sewing....
lee
--
Last night while sitting in my chair
I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
The host resolved to NSA.

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