daves11406
join:2005-12-23
Brechin, ON | reply to sbrook
Re: Rogers DISCONTINUING Usenet service as of Dec
Send it to John Tory, CEO at Rogers and chairman Garfield Emerson to complaim. That's a good starting place. |
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daves11406
join:2005-12-23
Brechin, ON | reply to sbrook
Re: Rogers DISCONTINUING Usenet service as of Dec
Thanks for pointing that out sbrook,...Rogers is keeping the power in the family,..right? |
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mRuss1
@cable.rogers
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so is anybody using newsgroups-download.com ? Their price does seem really good for light usage, 3USD a month. I can't find anything cheaper than that, except the astraweb "buy a chunk of absolute download usage" plan.
Are they a reasonable provider? |
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spaterson
Premium
join:2001-09-02
Gloucester, ON
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
| I've been using aioe.cjb.net. It's free, but I don't think they carry binaries. I read a few message groups and it happens to carry them.
I googled "free news servers" and found a list. It even carries rogers.general.  |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0
·Rogers Hi-Speed
Host:
Rogers
Bell Canada
1 edit | reply to BayStBoi
Just as an FYI, apparently Look internet is also stopping Usenet. I don't use Usenet much, but I do notice that the anonymous offensive postings describing other posters in terms none tooo polite has increased dramatically over the last few years to the point that people seem to just have a good old fashioned vendetta on anyone they choose. So, even for text groups, the usefulness is declining rapidly because of the lack of moderation and ability to post anonymously. |
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Wolfie00
My dog is an elitist
Premium
join:2005-03-12
| said by sbrook  :So, even for text groups, the usefulness is declining rapidly because of the lack of moderation and ability to post anonymously. Your earlier points are well taken, and I'd probably go along with your conclusion, too, although how rapidly text groups are declining is a matter of conjecture. Of course the binary groups are thriving but that's another story.
On the other hand, with regard to text groups, there's such a huge variety of them that they still offer the ability to converse or get help in obscure areas where there probably aren't any moderated forums. Here's an example you might appreciate  I'm running the SIMH simulator for a variety of DEC machines including the DECsystem10, on which I've actually installed TOPS-10 and configured a multi-user timesharing system. But I've never administered a DECsystem10 and was having trouble gettting my "users" set up. To the rescue came alt.sys.pdp10, with generous help from someone who turned out to be a former DEC TOPS-10 developer. Now, where am I going to find a forum with that kind of help  |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0 | Yes there are forums where you will indeed get a lot of help ... especially in that kind of space. Old timers are reluctant to move to these kind of forums! |
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Paul9658
@cable.rogers | reply to BayStBoi
I called Look to buy cable and hi speed only to find out they are also discontinueing Usenet as of Feb. 2, 2006. |
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bigjohn
join:2005-05-26
Woodstock, GA
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said by adam242 :
"Right now this is a market where the consumer has little choice and therefore little power."
You're kidding right? Have you seen how many other providers there are out there? There are dozens of dsl providers. In my area alone i think i can choose from about 20.
You're a lucky one. In my area, there are 2. Bellsouth IFITL or cable. Either way, $50 per month... |
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