Leo Mauler wrote:
--- On Thu, 6/12/08, Monty J. Harder mjharder@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO brian.kelsay@kcc.usda.gov wrote:
Guy at work sent me this.
If thine eye offends thee, cut off thy head:
"Time Warner Cable said it
will cease to offer customers access to any Usenet
newsgroups, a decision
that will affect customers nationwide.
Does this mean TWC will no longer run news servers, or that it will block attempts by its customers to access news servers run by others?
TWC will no longer offer a Usenet server, but won't block access to other Usenet servers. Since blocking all Usenet groups to block 88 of those groups is stupid and silly, clearly TWC has been wanting to get rid of Usenet for some time now, and got their excuse from the New York Attorney General.
I'm told Everest will not be blocking Usenet, and if you have to keep TWC, TWC will not block your Supernews, Giganews, and Usenet.com Usenet subscriptions. Which makes their efforts largely immaterial: people who were getting their "child porn" from Usenet will just keep paying TWC for Internet and pay some other company for Usenet access.
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This sucks! I have used Usenet for years and years and still do. A wonderful internet resource that most don't even know exists. Kinda like FTP. Mention FTP or Usenet (Newsgroups) to most Windows users and you will see a nice blank stare as their eyes glass over with confusion.
Anyway, looks like I have to find another Usenet server. I have never had to shop Usenet servers before. You mentioned Supernews, Giganews, and Usenet.com. Does anyone have a suggestion on which to use?