Re: AT&T Usenet Netnews Service Shutting Down

Rick Jones

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Jun 17, 2009, 3:25:57 PM6/17/09

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newsm...@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
> offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
> reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors.
>
> http://support.att.net/usenet
>
>
> Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers

Well, it's the 17th now and I'm still getting Usenet through my SBC
Global connection. Wonder if/when this is going to disappear?

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vman

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Jun 17, 2009, 3:42:41 PM6/17/09

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On Jun 17, 1:25 pm, Rick Jones <r.t.jo...@extra.sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> newsmas...@bellsouth.net wrote:
> > Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
> > offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
> > reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors.
>
> >http://support.att.net/usenet
>
> > Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers
>
> Well, it's the 17th now and I'm still getting Usenet through my SBC
> Global connection. Wonder if/when this is going to disappear?
>
> --
>
> Rick Jones
> Remove the Extra Dot to e-mail me

My ISP, a midwest regional, recently canceled usenet service as well.
I'm not really satisfied reading newgroups via the web, but don't know
if I really want to pay for a subscription. Sigh.

fl@liner

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Jun 17, 2009, 3:58:45 PM6/17/09

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Rick Jones wrote:
> newsm...@bellsouth.net wrote:
>> Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
>> offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
>> reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party
>> vendors.
>>
>> http://support.att.net/usenet
>>
>>
>> Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers
>
> Well, it's the 17th now and I'm still getting Usenet through my SBC
> Global connection. Wonder if/when this is going to disappear?
>

Are you a month ahead of the rest of us?

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PV

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Jun 17, 2009, 4:18:22 PM6/17/09

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Rick Jones <r.t....@extra.sbcglobal.net> writes:
>newsm...@bellsouth.net wrote:
>> Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
>> offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
>> reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors.
>>
>> http://support.att.net/usenet
>>
>>
>> Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers
>
> Well, it's the 17th now and I'm still getting Usenet through my SBC
>Global connection. Wonder if/when this is going to disappear?

It's the 17th of June, which is before the 15th of July. *
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like corkscrews.

Rick Jones

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Jun 17, 2009, 7:32:52 PM6/17/09

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PV wrote:
> Rick Jones <r.t....@extra.sbcglobal.net> writes:
>> newsm...@bellsouth.net wrote:
>>> Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
>>> offering access to the Usenet Netnews service. If you wish to continue
>>> reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors.
>>>
>>> http://support.att.net/usenet
>>>
>>>
>>> Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers
>> Well, it's the 17th now and I'm still getting Usenet through my SBC
>> Global connection. Wonder if/when this is going to disappear?
>
> It's the 17th of June, which is before the 15th of July. *

<sigh> Misread the month on the posting.

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Alan Larsson

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Jun 17, 2009, 8:16:59 PM6/17/09

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> My ISP, a midwest regional, recently canceled usenet service as well.
> I'm not really satisfied reading newgroups via the web, but don't know
> if I really want to pay for a subscription. Sigh.

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Jun 17, 2009, 11:40:55 PM6/17/09

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vman <sdcn...@gmail.com> wrote in
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>
> My ISP, a midwest regional, recently canceled usenet service as well.
> I'm not really satisfied reading newgroups via the web, but don't know
> if I really want to pay for a subscription. Sigh.
>

Sign up for a download-based plan with someone. I've been using Astraweb
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Jun 18, 2009, 1:32:13 AM6/18/09

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