AT&T Usenet Netnews Service Shutting Down
newsm...@bellsouth.net
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.
Distribution: AT&T SouthEast Newsgroups Servers
Lawrence Akutagawa
<news-s...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:124450440...@flph199.ffdc.sbc.com...
>
> Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
> reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party
> vendors.
>
>
Being an AT&T customer and a reader of various newgroups, please provide
some information of such third-party vendors. Thank you.
Jean-David Beyer
8" some time ago. They did not reduce the rates to reflect the reduction in
service. I bet they did not reduce your rates to compensate for removing a
service that could be reasonably expected in a standard ISP contract.
Here is one alternate provider. I have not used them, but I may.
http://newsguy.com/overview.htm
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john joseph
> Here is one alternate provider. I have not used them, but I may.
>
> http://newsguy.com/overview.htm
http://www.supernews.com is another. I use it. It is not free, but it
is reliable and fast.
Rebecca Ore
john joseph <now...@nowhere.nl> wrote:
Supernews is now owned by Giganews.
Frank Pittel
: Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
: > <news-s...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
: > news:124450440...@flph199.ffdc.sbc.com...
: >> 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.
: >>
: >> Posted only internally to AT&T Usenet Servers.
: >>
: > Being an AT&T customer and a reader of various newgroups, please provide
: > some information of such third-party vendors. Thank you.
: >
: >
: I do not know about AT&T, but Verizon cut off all Usenet except for the "big
: 8" some time ago. They did not reduce the rates to reflect the reduction in
: service. I bet they did not reduce your rates to compensate for removing a
: service that could be reasonably expected in a standard ISP contract.
: Here is one alternate provider. I have not used them, but I may.
: http://newsguy.com/overview.htm
I signed up with giganews many years ago and have been very happy with their service.
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: In article <d4OdnfIIUfe--rPX...@supernews.com>,
: john joseph <now...@nowhere.nl> wrote:
I should mention that while giganews isn't free it's very cheap.
Richard Knoppow
<news-s...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:124450440...@flph199.ffdc.sbc.com...
>
> 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.
>
> Posted only internally to AT&T Usenet Servers.
>
This is a troll. Note the "mismatch" in the route
trace.
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WB6KBL
dick...@ix.netcom.com
Robert
"Richard Knoppow" <dick...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:B7qdnUnaHK2GjbLX...@earthlink.com...
Actually at&t posted this to their server only. It was even in a moderated
group.
Jean-David Beyer
> Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
>> <news-s...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:124450440...@flph199.ffdc.sbc.com...
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Posted only internally to AT&T Usenet Servers.
>>>
>> Being an AT&T customer and a reader of various newgroups, please provide
>> some information of such third-party vendors. Thank you.
>>
>>
> I do not know about AT&T, but Verizon cut off all Usenet except for the "big
> 8" some time ago. They did not reduce the rates to reflect the reduction in
> service. I bet they did not reduce your rates to compensate for removing a
> service that could be reasonably expected in a standard ISP contract.
>
> Here is one alternate provider. I have not used them, but I may.
>
> http://newsguy.com/overview.htm
>
As usual, they are not cutting their rates for this reduction in service.
Lawrence Akutagawa
"Jean-David Beyer" <jeand...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:h7lpu...@news7.newsguy.com...
Just for the record - I am now using the services of eternal-september,
previously known - I believe - as Mozzarella.
Richard Knoppow
"Lawrence Akutagawa" <lakuN...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:h7m01q$e8h$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
something called Demonews. This works pretty well. Usenet
service had been awful for years on Earthlink related
companies. As far as reducing services and keeping the rates
the same its just another way for business to cheat its
customers.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dick...@ix.netcom.com
Richard Fateman
It's free, but it doesn't keep the messages around for a really long time.
Good to see people (the same ones!) are still listening in. My darkroom
isn't getting nearly as much use as my computer!
RJF
Richard Knoppow
"Richard Fateman" <fat...@cs.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:4AA58432...@cs.berkeley.edu...
Well a few of us are still around. I ansered your
e-mail.
I was wrong big time about the message from AT&T being
a troll. A lot of former news group people have gone over to
web based forums of various sorts. That may have some
advantages and I am a member of several but I still like
Usnet best.
Lawrence Akutagawa
YD
<dick...@ix.netcom.com> penned this immortal opus:
I'm using Fort�'s usenet service
(http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php), and have no complaints. At
2.95 for 12 gigs/mo it's a steal.
- YD.
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