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OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av LRESA500 » 28 jan 2005 06:39:52

I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

R J Johnson

Re: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av R J Johnson » 28 jan 2005 07:38:36

"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20050128003952.11154.00000263@mb-m18.aol.com...
:I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup
services
: sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went
online
: in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my
options
: for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

Google http://www.google.com is currently enhancing their newsgroup feature. Go to
Google and click on the "Groups" link you will see on their page. You can
read and respond.
--
---- Robert J. Johnson

Les Rivett

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av Les Rivett » 28 jan 2005 07:39:43

On 28 Jan 2005 05:39:52 GMT, "LRESA500" wrote in message-id
<20050128003952.11154.00000263@mb-m18.aol.com>:

I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

A good free news service is "Individual Net" which is available from the
Free University Berlin, Germany. The service is for *text* only groups
and no binaries. My follow-up is being posted via their service.
http://www.individual.net/register.htmler

You will also need a new news reader, I use Forté Agent which can be
downloaded and used for 30 days before being asked to pay for it.
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/download.php
--

-.'.- Les

AJA

Re: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av AJA » 28 jan 2005 07:52:22

Optonline has been very good so far and the connection is very fast.
Best,
Ann
"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20050128003952.11154.00000263@mb-m18.aol.com...
I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup
services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went
online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my
options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

Charani

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av Charani » 28 jan 2005 09:59:42

On 28 Jan 2005 05:39:52 GMT, LRESA500 wrote:

I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

I use NIN (news.individual.net) which Les has given you the URL for,
and which is very reliable with Dialog as my
(http://www.40tude.com/dialog/) as my newsreader. It's free but you
can make a donation if you so chose. You should be able to use NIN
via OE whilst connected through AOL. I use NIN via OE as a back up
but I understand that AOL is rather different from many ISPs

Steve Hayes

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av Steve Hayes » 28 jan 2005 12:50:42

On 28 Jan 2005 05:39:52 GMT, lresa500@aol.com (LRESA500) wrote:

I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

Get another ISP that either offers or allows you acces to news.

Cancel your subscription to AOL and tell them why.


--
Steve Hayes
E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com (see web page if it doesn't work)
Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7783/

magus kent

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av magus kent » 28 jan 2005 14:34:24

lresa500@aol.com (LRESA500) wrote in
news:20050128003952.11154.00000263@mb-m18.aol.com:

I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup
services sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever
since I went online in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for
granted. What are my options for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

Look around for a standard ISP unless you really like/need AOL. I pay
$9.95 a month for a 56K dial-up, newsgroups of all sorts included, five
email addresses and no nonsense. If AOL isn't providing the services you
want because they are trying to improve their profit margin at your expense
move on and let AOL "have a nice day"...m

mickg

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av mickg » 28 jan 2005 15:01:11

LRESA500 wrote:
I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

I've never understood the success of AOL beyond the fact that the *ONLY*
thing they do well is marketing.

Dump them and switch to an ISP that really provides a *service*
including news.

MickG

Joe Johnson

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av Joe Johnson » 28 jan 2005 16:57:02

"magus kent" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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lresa500@aol.com (LRESA500) wrote in
news:20050128003952.11154.00000263@mb-m18.aol.com:

Look around for a standard ISP unless you really like/need AOL. I pay
$9.95 a month for a 56K dial-up, newsgroups of all sorts included, five
email addresses and no nonsense. If AOL isn't providing the services you
want because they are trying to improve their profit margin at your
expense
move on and let AOL "have a nice day"...m

m,

Which one do you like?

magus kent

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av magus kent » 29 jan 2005 03:42:03

"Joe Johnson" <pmet001@yahoo.com> wrote in
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"magus kent" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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lresa500@aol.com (LRESA500) wrote in
news:20050128003952.11154.00000263@mb-m18.aol.com:

Look around for a standard ISP unless you really like/need AOL. I
pay $9.95 a month for a 56K dial-up, newsgroups of all sorts
included, five email addresses and no nonsense. If AOL isn't
providing the services you want because they are trying to improve
their profit margin at your
expense
move on and let AOL "have a nice day"...m

m,

Which one do you like?




Doesn't really matter. I prefer the smaller companies..just as long as
they provide good service at a fair price. I don't need much
handholding. I just need web and usenet access, a couple of email
account names and a web page telling how they need my news and mail
programs to be set up. In my immediate area there are at least five
companies that aren't national or 'seen on TV'. I like this type of
company versus the large ones as they seem to be more responsive to
questions and providing service. The large companies seem to have an
attitude of 'we're big, give us the money we want and accept what you get
because we don't need you that badly'. But thats just my bias...m

Carole Allen

Re: OT: AOL ending newsgroup service

Legg inn av Carole Allen » 29 jan 2005 04:31:23

I just switched from comcast's news server to news.individual.net,
which is free after registering, and works well with Free Agent. It
is non-binary posting, and suddenly I am seeing lots less cross-posted
obviously OT spam - such as porn headers and Ads (even in unmoderated
groups)...

but why are you still with aol to being with?


On 28 Jan 2005 05:39:52 GMT, lresa500@aol.com (LRESA500) wrote:

I have just been informed that AOL will be discontinuing its newsgroup services
sometime in early 2005. I have been an AOL subscriber ever since I went online
in 1999 and have just taken newsgroup service for granted. What are my options
for other ways to access NGs? Thanks

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