Re: ISP's dropping Usenet - Here are alternatives

[nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx]

I got screwed by verizon on the use net deal lucky o found a way back
in good to talk to all you guys again  nick markowitz




On Jul 1, 9:59=A0pm, G. Morgan <no...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [re posted with XNA turned off]
>
> As most of you already know, some major ISP's are discontinuing offering
> Usenet access. =A0This does not mean they are blocking access (yet), they=
 are
> just not going to provide it as part of your subscription. =A0So far the
> affected ISP's are Verizon (alt groups), Time Warner, Sprint and possibly
> Qwest [1].
>
> While the reason for ISP's dropping Usenet access remains debatable (the
> official excuse given was kiddy porn) [2], =A0the trend does not bode wel=
l for
> legitimate users.
>
> I have complied a short list of free or low-cost Usenet providers for ASA
> participants, so the flow of information isn't disrupted too much.
>
> [Free servers]
>
> Motzarella =A0 =A0 =A0http://news.motzarella.org/
> Albasani =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://albasani.net/
> Datemashttp://news.datemas.de/
> CNNTP =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://www.cnntp.org/cnntp?mode=3Dregister&lang=
=3DEN
> AIOE =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://news.aioe.org/index.php
>
> [Low cost]
>
> Individual.net =A0http://www.individual.net/=A0($15.78 /year)
> Astra =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http://www.news.astraweb.com/signup.html=A0($10 =
25GB
> non-expiring)
>
> Good luck!
>
> [1] =A0Qwest Joins Fight Against Child Pornhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/200=
80701/tc_zd/229303
>
> [2] =A0ISPs Purge Servers of Child Porn Newsgroups, Siteshttp://www.pcmag=
.com/article2/0,1759,2319649,00.asp
> --
>
> -G
>
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