Re: usenet reading

2012-06-15 Thread Albert van der Horst
In article , Colin Higwell wrote: >On Fri, 25 May 2012 15:38:55 -0700, Jon Clements wrote: > >> >> Is there a server out there where I can get my news groups? I use to be >> with an ISP that hosted usenet servers, but alas, it's no longer >> around... >> >I use Albasani.net (free and very reliabl

Re: usenet reading

2012-06-06 Thread Colin Higwell
On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:25:53 +0200, Matej Cepl wrote: > Yes, Pan is better, but it used to have some rough edges > (e.g., it's offline qualities were a bit elusive) I wouldn't know about that. My connection is always-on. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: usenet reading

2012-06-03 Thread Martin Schöön
On 2012-06-03, Peter Pearson wrote: > On Sat, 26 May 2012 16:05:23 +0100, duncan smith wrote: >> On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote: > [snip] >>> Is there a server out there where I can get my news groups? >> >> If you don't mind paying a small fee there are several companies >> providing usen

Re: usenet reading

2012-06-03 Thread Peter Pearson
On Sat, 26 May 2012 16:05:23 +0100, duncan smith wrote: > On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote: [snip] >> Is there a server out there where I can get my news groups? > > If you don't mind paying a small fee there are several companies > providing usenet access such as http://www.newsdemon.com. (I

Re: usenet reading

2012-06-03 Thread Neal Becker
Jon Clements wrote: > Hi All, > > Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not only > has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are somewhat > random of what appears, is posted and whatnot. (Ironically posted from GG) > > Is there a server out th

Re: usenet reading

2012-06-03 Thread Matej Cepl
On 03/06/12 13:59, Colin Higwell wrote: Google Groups is an abomination IMHO, and I find it much easier to read mailing lists via a newsreader. I highly recommend Pan, by the way. I am still surprised how good experience I have with reading news with Thunderbird. Yes, Pan is better, but it use

Re: usenet reading

2012-06-03 Thread Colin Higwell
On Fri, 25 May 2012 15:38:55 -0700, Jon Clements wrote: > > Is there a server out there where I can get my news groups? I use to be > with an ISP that hosted usenet servers, but alas, it's no longer > around... > I use Albasani.net (free and very reliable), as well as gmane.org. Google Groups i

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread highpointe
Here is my SS: 259 71 2451 On May 26, 2012, at 8:05 AM, duncan smith wrote: > On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not >> only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are >> somewh

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread highpointe
Here is my SS: 259 71 2451 On May 26, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Roy Smith wrote: > In article , > duncan smith wrote: > >> On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not >>> only has the interface changed to be fr

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread David Robinow
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Roy Smith wrote: > I use panix.com.  For $100/year, I get mail, news, and unix shell > access.  By some measures, it's an expensive way to get mail access, but > I'd much rather give Panix $100 than take advantage of any of the free > mail services who does who-kn

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread Javier
news.aioe.org nntp.aioe.org http://www.aioe.org/ Aioe.org hosts a public news server, an USENET site that is intentionally kept open for all IP addresses without requiring any kind of authentication both for reading and posting.Each IP address is authorized to post 25 messages per day... --

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread Roy Smith
In article , duncan smith wrote: > On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not > > only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are > > somewhat random of what appears, is posted and

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread duncan smith
On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote: Hi All, Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are somewhat random of what appears, is posted and whatnot. (Ironically posted from GG) Is there a serve

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-26 Thread Temia Eszteri
On Fri, 25 May 2012 23:30:24 -0600, Jason Earl wrote: >On Fri, May 25 2012, Jon Clements wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - >> not only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the >> posts are somewhat random of what appear

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-25 Thread Temia Eszteri
[Default] On Fri, 25 May 2012 23:30:24 -0600, Jason Earl wrote: >On Fri, May 25 2012, Jon Clements wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - >> not only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the >> posts are somewhat random of w

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-25 Thread Jason Earl
On Fri, May 25 2012, Jon Clements wrote: > Hi All, > > Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - > not only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the > posts are somewhat random of what appears, is posted and > whatnot. (Ironically posted from GG) > > Is

Re: usenet reading

2012-05-25 Thread memilanuk
On Friday, May 25, 2012 3:38:55 PM UTC-7, Jon Clements wrote: > Hi All, > > Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not > only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are > somewhat random of what appears, is posted and whatnot. (Ironically po

usenet reading

2012-05-25 Thread Jon Clements
Hi All, Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are somewhat random of what appears, is posted and whatnot. (Ironically posted from GG) Is there a server out there where I can get my news group