Newsgroup vanishing?

[WCPI46]

Hello everyone,

I just read a pop-up from AOL stating that my newsgroups will soon cease to
exist here. They listed info about accessing the groups from other sources, but
I didn't understand. Will this group continue? If so, how can I stay a part of
it?

Thanks,
Becky

[Kipler]

Hi, Becky,

I just got the same message from AOL. Fortunately, you can still use
AOL to get here - you just have to take a different route. This is the
link I use to get in here:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.tv.x-files.creative

Hope that helps! If you have trouble, let me know and I'll try to help
you.

--Kipler

[Debbie]

Many ISP's are stopping their "coverage" of newsgroups. After I
switched from Earthlink to Qwest DSL, I found out what Qwest
didn't tell me beforehand: their newsgroup coverage is TERRIBLE.
I changed my Earthlink to the $9.95/month version just to be able
to access this group, but I also did some research.

I use Agent (comes in a free version) for newsgroup access. I can
subscribe to their newsgroup service for $2.95/month. When this
month's Earthlink service is close to ending, I'm signing up to
Agent's, to see how good it is. If it is, I'll drop Earthlink.

The reason I won't use GoogleGroups, as Kipler suggested, is that
I can save individual posts for as long as I want with Agent, as
reminders that I'm following those WIPs. I've had posts for 3-4
years, before I finally gave up stories.

If you're interested, Agent/Free Agent is here:
http://www.forteinc.com. It's only for Windows, by the way.

Debbie
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[Shannon Noelle]

The newsgroups aren't going anywhere. AOL is just cutting off your access to
them.

Check out the other sources they listed, and the other suggestions in this
thread. I used Free Agent for access back when I had an ISP that didn't
provide access.

You could also switch to an ISP that provides access. I had access when I
was on Earthlink, and I have it through Comcast now.

Shannon