From: Peter on 13 May 2010 19:17 "Bob Williams" <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote in message news:fNOGn.6980$HG1.6533(a)newsfe21.iad... > tony cooper wrote: >> On Wed, 12 May 2010 16:49:35 -0700, Bob Williams >> <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote: >> >>> tnom(a)mucks.net wrote: >>>> On Mon, 10 May 2010 23:50:54 -0700, Bob Williams >>>> <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My ISP (COX.net) has notified me that on June 30, 2010, they will >>>>> discontinue usenet service.........Bummer! >>>>> What newsgroup service do you guys suggest I subscribe to? >>>>> I want to obtain not only regular newsgroups such as this one but also >>>>> BINARY newsgroups (groups that transmit text AND images?) >>>>> I live in Southern California USA. >>>>> Bob Williams >>>> You get what you pay for. Free Usenet servers can be useful but >>>> they don't compare to a paid service. Giganews can't be beat if you >>>> don't mind the monthly bill. >>> >>> COX.net, my ISP suggested Giganews but they are the most expensive >>> usenet server on the planet (29.99 / Mo. for their premium plan.)!!! >>> They do have some less expensive plans for more casual users like me >>> Anybody here use (or know about) Giganews' PEARL or JADE Plans? >>> Bob >> >> Good Lord! $30 a month to read this? I use >> http://news.individual.net/ and have for years. It's about $12 a >> year. Never had a problem with it. Not once. > > The price is right .....BUT.....It does not support BINARY groups. :-( As I said earlier. Try shared-secrets. It has a good retention policy and supports binary. The owner Rob is a really good guy. -- Peter
From: Bob Williams on 14 May 2010 03:28 Bob Williams wrote: > My ISP (COX.net) has notified me that on June 30, 2010, they will > discontinue usenet service.........Bummer! > What newsgroup service do you guys suggest I subscribe to? > I want to obtain not only regular newsgroups such as this one but also > BINARY newsgroups (groups that transmit text AND images?) > I live in Southern California USA. > Bob Williams Thanks to everyone. I got a lot of good suggestions from all of you. I found most of the suggested newsgroups reviewed at this site. See: http://www.usenet-newsgroup.net/ I think I'll accept some of the free trials and see which ones works best for me. Bob Williams
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