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From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 May 2010 19:09 GS wrote: > Karl E. Peterson wrote on 5/10/2010 : >> I have Miranda IM setup here now. Not quite as "foofy" as WM, but seems to >> do the job pretty well. > > I have Skype going on one machine for conversing with people using Macs. Is > Miranda cross-platform? No idea. >> Get yourself an account on a free server, now, so you're ready. There are >> several mentioned in this thread (eg, www.aioe.org and >> www.eternal-september.org), and find the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. >> Even if Microsoft pulls off the impossible and manages to convince mirrors >> to delete the groups as well, that is a safe landing zone. > > I asked about this in another post where you replied to me. I'll follow your > lead if you provide me with the details of where/what/how you're connecting > to the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. I suppose I could go investigating > several servers but I'm sure what's good for you will also be just as good > for me (assuming you'd recommend the one you're using).<bg> I signed up for an account at E-S. I really didn't like the posting restrictions at aioe (25/day/IPaddr!). You do have to wait a few hours for passwords to be put into effect, but it works pretty darned well after that. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Henning on 10 May 2010 19:21 "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> skrev i meddelandet news:%23tZLRVJ8KHA.5412(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > GS wrote: >> Karl E. Peterson was thinking very hard : >>> Bob O`Bob wrote: >>>> Larry Serflaten wrote: >>>>> "MM" <kylix_is(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote >>>>> >>>>>> Why don't we all just agree to switch over to >>>>>> comp.lang.basic.visual.misc on a certain date to be announced? You'd >>>>>> need a switchover date, and repeated reminders in here beforehand, so >>>>>> that people got the message. I suggest a switchover date of 1st June >>>>>> 2010. >>>> >>>> Why wait? >>> >>> Agreed. I'm there. :-) >> >> Exactly where is that and what do I need to connect? > > It's on usenet. You need a newsserver. <g> > > Look at www.eternal-september.org or www.aioe.org for a couple of free > options. > > -- > .NET: It's About Trust! > http://vfred.mvps.org > > Make that a need for a newsreader ;) /Henning
From: GS on 10 May 2010 21:07 Karl E. Peterson explained on 5/10/2010 : > GS wrote: >> Karl E. Peterson wrote on 5/10/2010 : >>> I have Miranda IM setup here now. Not quite as "foofy" as WM, but seems >>> to do the job pretty well. >> >> I have Skype going on one machine for conversing with people using Macs. Is >> Miranda cross-platform? > > No idea. > >>> Get yourself an account on a free server, now, so you're ready. There are >>> several mentioned in this thread (eg, www.aioe.org and >>> www.eternal-september.org), and find the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc >>> group. Even if Microsoft pulls off the impossible and manages to convince >>> mirrors to delete the groups as well, that is a safe landing zone. >> >> I asked about this in another post where you replied to me. I'll follow >> your lead if you provide me with the details of where/what/how you're >> connecting to the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. I suppose I could go >> investigating several servers but I'm sure what's good for you will also be >> just as good for me (assuming you'd recommend the one you're using).<bg> > > I signed up for an account at E-S. I really didn't like the posting > restrictions at aioe (25/day/IPaddr!). You do have to wait a few hours for > passwords to be put into effect, but it works pretty darned well after that. Ok, I'm there as GEFS because they wouldn't accept my GS sign-on. What's with all the .Nxt stuff over there?
From: Karl E. Peterson on 10 May 2010 21:17 GS wrote: > Karl E. Peterson explained on 5/10/2010 : >> GS wrote: >>> I asked about this in another post where you replied to me. I'll follow >>> your lead if you provide me with the details of where/what/how you're >>> connecting to the comp.lang.basic.visual.misc group. I suppose I could go >>> investigating several servers but I'm sure what's good for you will also >>> be just as good for me (assuming you'd recommend the one you're >>> using).<bg> >> >> I signed up for an account at E-S. I really didn't like the posting >> restrictions at aioe (25/day/IPaddr!). You do have to wait a few hours for >> passwords to be put into effect, but it works pretty darned well after >> that. > > Ok, I'm there as GEFS because they wouldn't accept my GS sign-on. You can configure your reader to display your name however you want. It doesn't matter what credentials you need to login with. > What's with all the .Nxt stuff over there? I have no idea. Hadn't seen any, myself. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: MM on 11 May 2010 07:24
On Mon, 10 May 2010 14:43:53 -0700, Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: >MM wrote: >> Karl E. Peterson <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote: >>> Henning wrote: >>>> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> skrev i meddelandet >>>> news:%23IEFncV7KHA.4208(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> Henning wrote: >>>>>> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> skrev i meddelandet >>>>>> news:%23WbtAvK7KHA.3504(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> Henning wrote: >>>>>>>> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> skrev ... >>>>>>>>> David Kaye wrote: >>>>>>>>>> "Larry Serflaten" <serflaten(a)usinternet.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> We would still need someone to provide 'free' access. I doubt my >>>>>>>>>>> provider offers NNTP, and from the sound of things, many other >>>>>>>>>>> major players are letting go also.... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Eternal September provides free access. There are others as well. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I just created an account with them, and all appeared to be going >>>>>>>>> well. Until I tried logging in. The credentials are being rejected. >>>>>>>>> Do you know if they're having problems at the moment? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Same thing happened to me... I can login to my personal page, but not >>>>>>>> to the newsserver. :(( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yeah, I even logged in (on the web) and "changed" my password. No go >>>>>>> over nntp. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mailed their support last night (in europe), and today it's working. >>>>>> Guess I will get me some payed4 account at giganews, who have very long >>>>>> times hosting msgs, several years. For text only groups, the cheapest is >>>>>> good enough 5 GB/mo $4.99. >>>>> >>>>> Their servers did finally sync up, and I appear to be in. I think I'll >>>>> stick with free, for now. >>>> >>>> Yepp, but this is what is the bait for me: 2509 Days Text Newsgroup >>>> Retention >>> >>> On which server? At e-s, I show 6043 posts going back to 11/24/09 in >>> this group. >> >> Don't forget NewsgroupDirect with around 160,000 posts going back to >> 2005! > >There's an entrance fee there, though, right? Nope. I got a free 1gb per month account. MM |