> Could be worst you could end up like sympattycake with one gigabyte of
> headers
> speed throttled to 2 X 256 kilobytes per second or about 50 kilobytes per
> second with no posting and headers count toward that one gigabyte. So
> mostly
> you hit that one gigabyte of headers before you even read anything.
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> GameCatcher wrote:
>> You heard me right. Never join them, they stopped to serve binaries
>> groups
>> today.
>> So... run away from them while you still can.
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> Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday