OTP? No newsgroups on RoadRunner after June 23!

It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were going
to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now they can
put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is because so many
places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I guess you would say.
Oh, well. What a day.
--
Navy
Take out the FISH to email me.

that sucks

Karen

"Navy" <medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:484e8455$0$4104$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were
> going to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now
> they can put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is
> because so many places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I
> guess you would say. Oh, well. What a day.
> --
> Navy
> Take out the FISH to email me.
>

Tell me about it. My oldest son says it is because so many sites are going
to forums.

--
Navy
Take out the FISH to email me.
"Karen P" <kplamer3nospam@cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
news:484eb738$0$4264$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> that sucks
>
> Karen
>
> "Navy" <medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:484e8455$0$4104$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were
>> going to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now
>> they can put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is
>> because so many places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I
>> guess you would say. Oh, well. What a day.
>> --
>> Navy
>> Take out the FISH to email me.
>>
>
>

"Navy" <medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote in message news:484eecf5$0$7047$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
Tell me about it. My oldest son says it is because so many sites are going
to forums.

--
Navy
Take out the FISH to email me.
"Karen P" <kplamer3nospam@cinci.rr.com> wrote in message
news:484eb738$0$4264$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> that sucks
>
> Karen
>
> "Navy" <medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:484e8455$0$4104$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were
>> going to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now
>> they can put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is
>> because so many places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I
>> guess you would say. Oh, well. What a day.
>> --
>> Navy
>> Take out the FISH to email me.
>>
>
>


Here's an outside news service that works pretty good: http://news.motzarella.org/ I'm using it myself right now so I know it carries this group.

It's entirely free including free registration and they have instructions for setting it up with various newsreaders/clients like OE, Windows Live Mail, etc.

HTH

Nell

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:40:33 -0400, Navy said...
>
>It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were going
>to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now they can
>put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is because so many
>places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I guess you would say.
>Oh, well. What a day.


For what's it worth I gave up on Roadrunner's newsgroup service awhile ago, and
got a membership with an outside service (Newsguy.com). Didn't like paying for
newsgroup access, but they've been reliable & less hassle than RR.

No missing posts, a newsgroup search engine, NNTP or Web access, and they have
options as cheap as $3 month.

I saw this on their website today, and it looks like they're giving away a
freebie month of newsgroup access to Roadrunner customers
(http://newsguy.com/roadrunner.htm) that may be useful to some.

- F

"Frank" <f_thompson@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
news:g2t6hr02954@drn.newsguy.com...
> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:40:33 -0400, Navy said...
>>
>>It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were
>>going
>>to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now they
>>can
>>put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is because so
>>many
>>places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I guess you would
>>say.
>>Oh, well. What a day.
>
>
> For what's it worth I gave up on Roadrunner's newsgroup service awhile
> ago, and
> got a membership with an outside service (Newsguy.com). Didn't like paying
> for
> newsgroup access, but they've been reliable & less hassle than RR.
>
> No missing posts, a newsgroup search engine, NNTP or Web access, and they
> have
> options as cheap as $3 month.
>
> I saw this on their website today, and it looks like they're giving away a
> freebie month of newsgroup access to Roadrunner customers
> (http://newsguy.com/roadrunner.htm) that may be useful to some.
>
> - F
>

Since Verizon is getting rid of *only* the alt. groups, I wonder if there
would be any pity given to their customers. After the 24th (must have wanted
to see what RoadRunner was going to do) there'll be rec, comp, talk, and
five others. Of course, the majority of the groups I post/lurk in are alt.

I'm using Motzarella right now and am test driving aioe with another ng. The
funny thing is I started using them before the NY AG said anything and
nothing to do with Verizon's service before then. I just like experimenting
with stuff.

I think they're all throwing out the baby with the bath water.

Nell

> funny thing is I started using them before the NY AG said anything and
> nothing to do with Verizon's service before then. I just like
> experimenting with stuff.
>
> I think they're all throwing out the baby with the bath water.
>
> Nell

Paul and I have been trying to hold misc.health.arthritis in case what is
happening with servers and ISPs takes place. If alt. is removed by
ISPs or dropped,,,, there is always MHA which is close to being dropped by
some servers due to lack of use.
Harv

Thank You Nell! Just signed up, free, fast, and easy.
GaryZ



Here's an outside news service that works pretty good:
http://news.motzarella.org/ I'm using it myself right now so I know it
carries this group.

It's entirely free including free registration and they have instructions
for setting it up with various newsreaders/clients like OE, Windows Live
Mail, etc.

HTH

Nell

Frank wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:40:33 -0400, Navy said...
>>
>>It's true. I checked when Nanny mentioned it. I sure hope they were
>>going
>>to let us know before the 22nd! (said with tongue in cheek!). Now they
>>can
>>put all that other good stuff on. My oldest son says it is because so
>>many places are going to forums - specialized talk groups, I guess you
>>would say.
>>Oh, well. What a day.
>
>
> For what's it worth I gave up on Roadrunner's newsgroup service awhile
> ago, and got a membership with an outside service (Newsguy.com). Didn't
> like paying for newsgroup access, but they've been reliable & less hassle
> than RR.
>
> No missing posts, a newsgroup search engine, NNTP or Web access, and they
> have options as cheap as $3 month.
>
> I saw this on their website today, and it looks like they're giving away a
> freebie month of newsgroup access to Roadrunner customers
> (http://newsguy.com/roadrunner.htm) that may be useful to some.
>
> - F
I switched to news.mozarella.org. Free! I do miss the halting response of
RR's news server, but I'll adjust.

Things will get trickier if the ISP's decide to block port 119, but there
are well-known end runs available.

Bryce - Living with RA and RR

"GaryZ" <dadandone@msn.com> wrote in message
news:g3aun3$pk1$1@usenet.cso.niu.edu...
> Thank You Nell! Just signed up, free, fast, and easy.
> GaryZ
>
>
>
> Here's an outside news service that works pretty good:
> http://news.motzarella.org/ I'm using it myself right now so I know it
> carries this group.
>
> It's entirely free including free registration and they have instructions
> for setting it up with various newsreaders/clients like OE, Windows Live
> Mail, etc.
>
> HTH
>
> Nell
>

YW.

Nell