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Re: Dropping Usenet Access

Subject: Re: Dropping Usenet Access
From: Steve Fenwick <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:01:00 -0700
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney.parks, comp.sys.mac.system

In article <g3p5dd$8i1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 "Steve Russo" <srusso@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Steve Fenwick" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:nospam-544870.14392423062008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > In article
> > <7731f331-da86-4d2c-bdd0-d8d16b81625a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > Steve Russo <srusso@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> On Jun 12, 6:58 pm, tacit <tac...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > In article
> >> > <bc776f8f-872e-418f-a0bb-0397accbd...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> >> >  Steve Russo <sru...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I use Time Warner so I will be affected by this, however, from what
> >> > > I've read (and heard) so far, they will only be shutting down access
> >> > > to those news groups established as offensive from a child 
> >> > > pornography
> >> > > standpoint.
> >> >
> >> > Reread the CNET article. Time Warner will no longer be hosting any
> >> > newsgroups whatsoever. If you're a TW user, time to find another 
> >> > Usenet
> >> > provider (or better yet, drop Time Warner).
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Photography, kink, polyamory, shareware, and more: all
> >> > athttp://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html
> >>
> >> Well, it's happened. As of today, Time Warner is not supporting new
> >> group access at all. I'm guessing it was a money saving move on their
> >> part - made convenient by Andrew Cuomo's investigations. I can use
> >> Google (eh). I'll give Motzarella a try. Any other suggestions?
> >
> > teranews.com. $3.95 one-time registration, no monthly fees.
> >
> Actually... Motzarella seemed pretty painless and I was able to configure 
> it within Windows (Vista) Mail, so it's also seamless. So far, so good. 

I just switched to them--much better responsiveness than TeraNews.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Steve

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