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Completely OT poison sumac Sharon Hays 05-29-2008
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Posted by Pogonip on June 13, 2008, 3:02 pm
cycjec wrote:
> <snip extremely useful suggestion>
>
> Thank you. Have you heard about the vs. ISPs caving into
> the NYS AGs and discontinuing USENET? I'm too mad to post
> about it right now. Your suggestion is just one of the
> losses.

I don't know what you are referring to, but my own ISP discontinued
carrying news groups some years ago, to my chagrin, and I now get access
through another server. Fortunately, there are still a lot of free and
inexpensive servers that give us access.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Mary Fisher on June 13, 2008, 3:11 pm

> cycjec wrote:
>> <snip extremely useful suggestion>
>>
>> Thank you. Have you heard about the vs. ISPs caving into
>> the NYS AGs and discontinuing USENET? I'm too mad to post
>> about it right now. Your suggestion is just one of the
>> losses.
>
> I don't know what you are referring to, but my own ISP discontinued
> carrying news groups some years ago, to my chagrin, and I now get access
> through another server. Fortunately, there are still a lot of free and
> inexpensive servers that give us access.

I don't mind paying for my ISP service, in fact I don't mind paying for any
service I use. If I'm prepared to pay for the wine I drink why not
parking/petrol/news services ...

Mary



Posted by Pogonip on June 13, 2008, 3:58 pm
Mary Fisher wrote:
>> cycjec wrote:
>>> <snip extremely useful suggestion>
>>>
>>> Thank you. Have you heard about the vs. ISPs caving into
>>> the NYS AGs and discontinuing USENET? I'm too mad to post
>>> about it right now. Your suggestion is just one of the
>>> losses.
>> I don't know what you are referring to, but my own ISP discontinued
>> carrying news groups some years ago, to my chagrin, and I now get access
>> through another server. Fortunately, there are still a lot of free and
>> inexpensive servers that give us access.
>
> I don't mind paying for my ISP service, in fact I don't mind paying for any
> service I use. If I'm prepared to pay for the wine I drink why not
> parking/petrol/news services ...
>
> Mary
>
>

No, and if a person was willing and able to pay, there are countless
connections available. But for those who are on tight budgets and
abandoned by their ISP, there are still alternatives that are free of
charge. The governor of a state is not able to shut down the world.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Mary Fisher on June 14, 2008, 4:47 am

> Mary Fisher wrote:
>>> cycjec wrote:
>>>> <snip extremely useful suggestion>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you. Have you heard about the vs. ISPs caving into
>>>> the NYS AGs and discontinuing USENET? I'm too mad to post
>>>> about it right now. Your suggestion is just one of the
>>>> losses.

...>>
>
> No, and if a person was willing and able to pay, there are countless
> connections available. But for those who are on tight budgets and
> abandoned by their ISP, there are still alternatives that are free of
> charge. The governor of a state is not able to shut down the world.

He shouldn't be able to. But politicians all over the world do like to be in
control of as much as they can even when it's nopne of their business.

On tight budgets, it could be argued that if one can afford the hardware ...
:-)

Mary



Posted by Pogonip on June 14, 2008, 1:09 pm
Mary Fisher wrote:
>> Mary Fisher wrote:
>>>> cycjec wrote:
>>>>> <snip extremely useful suggestion>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you. Have you heard about the vs. ISPs caving into
>>>>> the NYS AGs and discontinuing USENET? I'm too mad to post
>>>>> about it right now. Your suggestion is just one of the
>>>>> losses.
>
> ...>>
>> No, and if a person was willing and able to pay, there are countless
>> connections available. But for those who are on tight budgets and
>> abandoned by their ISP, there are still alternatives that are free of
>> charge. The governor of a state is not able to shut down the world.
>
> He shouldn't be able to. But politicians all over the world do like to be in
> control of as much as they can even when it's nopne of their business.
>
> On tight budgets, it could be argued that if one can afford the hardware ...
> :-)
>
> Mary
>
>
I have given computers to several people who didn't have money to buy
their own. I have replaced mine while it was still fully functional, so
it made sense to pass along the hardware to someone who could benefit.
I even gave a Commodore 64 to a man I encountered in a thrift shop -- he
was in a wheelchair, disabled, but liked to program and the C- 64 was
good for what he wanted to do. The difficult part is finding free
internet access. Juno has their limited service still.

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

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