On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I pay a third party for Usenet to get a couple of alt discussion groups > I've > >participated in for a decade or more. Plus the alt groups are still > >available through google groups. I doubt Verizon can get away with > blocking > >that service given the smack down Comcast got from the FCC last month for > >messing with content. > > But who will stand up for Usenet? I don't see any groundswell of protest > when such things happen to Usenet. > > I've heard a small rumble here and there. Leo Laporte and Kojo have mentioned this on the radio. Leo did a nice little rant about it. I think Kojo missed the boat on the argument but he does that. I haven't figured out how to really complain. I wouldn't dump FIOS over this since it is much better than anything else out there. I was thinking about boycotting New York state but I never did much business in that direction anyhow. I guess telling Eric were pissed at his employer and we want to know how to complain better could yeild a target for my spleen vents. Cuomo obviously doesn't really understand how usenet works just what a few people used it for. I would love for someone to trick him into trying to ban telephones since they can be used for the same crimes. -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
