aioe

[Paul Bergsagel]

aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.

[Daniel65]

Paul Bergsagel wrote on 26/1/23 6:29 pm:

> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.
>

I don't have that group listed on my Eternal-September UseNet listing
but I do have alt.comp.software.seamonkey on that server so I'm guessing
your alt.comp.software.com might be listed.

I think it cost me about $5 to set up my account originally but has been
free since .... although I do donate about 30 Euro most years!!

https://www.eternal-september.org/
--
Daniel

[David E. Ross]

On 1/25/2023 11:29 PM, Paul Bergsagel wrote:
> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.

I sent an E-mail to AIOE's administrator. Here is his reply --

> The RAID controller failed and its failure damaged the contents of
> the disks. Today or tomorrow they let me know what can be recovered,
> if nothing the recovery times will be long
>
> best regards

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<http://www.rossde.com/>.

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the right thing. (© 1997 by David Ross)

[Marco Moock]

Am 25.01.2023 um 23:29:56 Uhr schrieb Paul Bergsagel:

> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.

I don't know that group.
Is that really the correct name?

You can also use solani.org or eternal-september.org with free
registration.

[Daniel65]

Marco Moock wrote on 28/1/23 7:39 am:

> Am 25.01.2023 um 23:29:56 Uhr schrieb Paul Bergsagel:
>
>> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
>> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.
>
> I don't know that group.
> Is that really the correct name?

I don't see it listed on my listing of E-S groups .... mind you I didn't
'refresh' the list!!

>
> You can also use solani.org or eternal-september.org with free
> registration.

> --
Daniel

[Marco Moock]

Am 28.01.2023 um 20:51:42 Uhr schrieb Daniel65:

> I don't see it listed on my listing of E-S groups .... mind you I
> didn't 'refresh' the list!!

I have refreshed it - still does not appear. I assume it isn't
available. Maybe ask in eternal-september.groupsrequests.

[Gerd Schweizer]

Marco Moock schrieb:

> Am 25.01.2023 um 23:29:56 Uhr schrieb Paul Bergsagel:
>
>> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
>> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.
>
> I don't know that group.
> Is that really the correct name?

This group i read for a long time without problems.


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[Marco Moock]

Am 29.01.2023 um 15:03:57 Uhr schrieb Gerd Schweizer:

> Marco Moock schrieb:
> > Am 25.01.2023 um 23:29:56 Uhr schrieb Paul Bergsagel:
> >
> >> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
> >> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.
> >
> > I don't know that group.
> > Is that really the correct name?
> This group i read for a long time without problems.

Which server do you use?
E-S and solani don't have it.

[Gerd Schweizer]

Marco Moock schrieb:

news.aioe.org
but they have problems now

[Brian]

On 29 Jan 2023, Marco Moock <mo...@posteo.de> posted some
news:tr666e$2qtot$3...@dont-email.me:

solani kicked me off after years of access. we don't allow US accounts
anymore get lost.

[Don Spam's Reckless Son]

That surprises me, according to https://solani.org/technical/ one of
their servers is in NY. Then again, that information may be outdated,
the 5.10 kernel was released December 2020 although it is at least a
Long Time Support version (as is 4.19).

[Don Spam's Reckless Son]

David E. Ross wrote:
> On 1/25/2023 11:29 PM, Paul Bergsagel wrote:
>> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
>> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.
>
> I sent an E-mail to AIOE's administrator. Here is his reply --
>
>> The RAID controller failed and its failure damaged the contents of
>> the disks. Today or tomorrow they let me know what can be recovered,
>> if nothing the recovery times will be long
>>
>> best regards
>

From what I read in another posting a good 4 days later, the recovery
times *will be* long.

[Lost Sheep]

David E. Ross wrote:
> On 1/25/2023 11:29 PM, Paul Bergsagel wrote:
>> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
>> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.
>
> I sent an E-mail to AIOE's administrator. Here is his reply --
>
>> The RAID controller failed and its failure damaged the contents of
>> the disks. Today or tomorrow they let me know what can be recovered,
>> if nothing the recovery times will be long
>>
>> best regards
>

The outage started around 20 days ago and I'm starting to wonder if AIOE
is ever going to recover. Who knew that a RAID controller could fail so
catastrophically?

[Marco Moock]

I wonder what the exact problem is.
After the RAID controller got replaced, even if all data has been
erased, he could start over and provide the service again - it was
unauthenticated NNTP.

Additionally, a backup should exists, so the amount of data loss should
be low - only some days or so.

[Richmond]

Paul Bergsagel <pberg...@shaw.ca> writes:

> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to access
> alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do it.

I think you must mean alt.comp.software.seamonkey in which case it is
available from news.solani.org (among others). You have to register an
email address.

[Daniel65]

Richmond wrote on 21/6/23 9:34 pm:

alt.comp.software.seamonkey is also on Eternal-September .... costs
about $5 to set up the account then free.
--
Daniel

[Ant]

Wait. When did ES stop being free to set up an account? I haven't used my account for years. I wonder if it still works and is still free.
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[Daniel65]

Ant wrote on 22/6/23 2:17 pm:

> Daniel65 <dani...@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>> Richmond wrote on 21/6/23 9:34 pm:
>>> Paul Bergsagel <pberg...@shaw.ca> writes:
>>>
>>>> aioe seems to be taken offline. are there any free ways to
>>>> access alt.comp.software.com, maybe using goole--help how to do
>>>> it.
>>>
>>> I think you must mean alt.comp.software.seamonkey in which case
>>> it is available from news.solani.org (among others). You have to
>>> register an email address.
>>>
>> alt.comp.software.seamonkey is also on Eternal-September ....
>> costs about $5 to set up the account then free.
>
> Wait. When did ES stop being free to set up an account? I haven't
> used my account for years. I wonder if it still works and is still
> free.
>

I'm sure that's what it cost me fifteen or so years ago!!

Hmm!! Can't see any mention of a starter account fee on
https://www.eternal-september.org/index.php?showpage=contact&language=en
so, maybe, I'm wrong!!
--
Daniel

[Don Spam's Reckless Son]

I migrated there a couple of weeks after aioe went down and it cost me
around $5 less than your estimate of around $5 to set things up.

[Barryedwin1]

Don Spam's Reckless Son wrote on 23/6/23 12:40 am:

+1 Barry

[Daniel65]

Barryedwin1 wrote on 23/6/23 3:14 am:

O.K.! O.k.! ..... It seems I might have been incorrect! No need to harp
on about it, Guys!! ;-P
--
Daniel