Re: Rogers dropping usenet

["X. Boschman" <XBoschmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uXpkf.28225$Eq5.3213@xxxxxxxxxxx
> robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Athenanetnews?
> >
> > As for Comcast, I'll actually be dumping them shortly.  It probably
> > escaped your attention (most things do) that I have been posting via
> > Verizon for a while.
>
>
> You mean "Google" don't you??

Look at his headers:

NNTP-Posting-Host: 71.122.39.242

That resolves to a whois result of:

OrgName: Verizon Internet Services
OrgID: VRIS
Address: 1880 Campus Commons Dr
City: Reston
StateProv: VA
PostalCode: 20191
Country: US

NetRange: 71.96.0.0 - 71.127.255.255
CIDR: 71.96.0.0/11
NetName: VIS-71-96
NetHandle: NET-71-96-0-0-1
Parent: NET-71-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.BELLATLANTIC.NET
NameServer: NS2.BELLATLANTIC.NET
NameServer: NS2.VERIZON.NET
NameServer: NS4.VERIZON.NET
Comment:
RegDate: 2005-01-18
Updated: 2005-08-15

OrgAbuseHandle: VISAB-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: VIS Abuse
OrgAbusePhone: +1-214-513-6711
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxx

OrgTechHandle: ZV20-ARIN
OrgTechName: Verizon Internet Services
OrgTechPhone: +1-703-295-4583
OrgTechEmail: IPNMC@xxxxxxxxxxx

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-12-05 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

So his ISP is Verizon and his Usenet client is the HHTP interface at Google
Groups.

Regards,

X.