Re: Help us save usenet news for Time-Warner customers

"Vance" <itsme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On 2008-06-22, MJKolodziej <mjmwcsREMOVEKILLERCHAOS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> "Morgans" <jsmorgan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:EVk7k.109$pC2.53@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Usenet user" <usenet_user@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> news:2c769$4856f848$27746@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Time-Warner cor****ate is dropping usenet news as of June 23, 2008.
>>>>
>>>> Please help by asking them to keep it.  The person to call works for 
>>>> the
>>>> TW president:
>>>
>>> Word is out (on another group) that there is an alternative, and it is
>>> free, at that.
>>>
>>> Set up a new account on your newsreading program, and point it at:
>>>
>>> nntp.aioe.org
>>>
>>> I have not tried it yet, but several out there say it works well, and
it
>>> is available anywhere with an internet connection.
>>> -- 
>>> Jim in NC
>>
>>
>> also
>> news.motzarella.org
>>
>> mk
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>>
>
> I have moved to motzarella.org for newgroup access. You only need to
> register once with a legitimate email address and set up a password
> with them. There is no charge for this.
>
> I moved because verizon has decided that they are only going to carry
> the big 8 newsgroups as well as their own internal groups. I frequent
> alt.os.linux.ubuntu which isn't in one of the big 8 groups.
> -- 
> To reply by email: vhoward1122 at gmail dot com

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I just tried this one too. Works great also.

Ed Cregger