Have we given up?

Think it's more like newsgroups are abandoning us..

Naaah. I don't buy that.

If we really want to continue, a relatively cheap subscription to Giganews would allow us to.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids -

Never say die! I've been up to my ears in alligators, that's all. It does get quiet sometimes, but I really don't want to lose this group of wonderful people.

Guess I'd better look into Giganews, and figure out how to use it. What's the other one? Terranews?

Love to all! Diana

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:29:50 -0700, Ray B wrote (in article <gdvs3e$203$ snipped-for-privacy@registered.motzarella.org>):

I'm reluctant to give up the friends and resources, too. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford Giganews, but I've been posting texts and binaries to, and have been able to read posts on Motzarella, too. So far, no cost, though who knows how long that will last.

Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D200

usenetmonster.com is much cheaper than giganews, only $3/month, and has worked flawlessly for me. One quirk with this provider: they have two servers you can access. The news.usenetmonster.com server was slow for me; the bignews.usenetmonster.com server is very fast. They have a very easy to follow instruction guide on their website as to how to set this up, and the one email question I sent was answered the next day. I'd been with giganews after verizon dropped newsgroups, but didn't like their high monthly fee so switched to usenetmonster. It accesses all the orchid groups and everything else, accepts binary pictures, etc. Chuck B.

Ray Banana, the fellow that runs Motzarella.org, has largely given up on binaries for now. As a side effect he's in a good position to remain fairly low bandwidth with the new eternal september. However, he did have to setup a 3rd news-server recently.

hmm. when i read this thread on a real live newsreader, there are some 10 replies. here on dejagoogle, there are

three.

this could be problematic......

--j_a

I just used Motzarella to post one picture on ABPO. I hope everyone can see it.

Steve

---and now there are 16. oi.

as for the giganews thing--no, i don't think we're paying. i think my housemate (the resident geek) downloaded a copy for free when i asked for a newsreader.

--j_a

I could!! I could!! Seems like I am the only one there anymore? Cheers Wendy (Who misses everyone!)

Giganews isn't a news reader, it's a news server. You need to pay to access their server, unless your housemate figured out a way to hack into it.

Steve

-pondering- maybe it came free with the level of service we had when we signed up. it's certainly not on the bill. the machine connects to something like "newsgroups.comcast.net" to download the groups.

and the newsreader is mt-newswatcher, now that i think about it. but i'm told that giganews is in there somewhere.

or maybe it will all be gone next time i get on the machine at home. :)

i note that newzbot no longer has this group available to read.

--j_a

Uh-Oh... That certainly isn't Giganews. Back in the good old days, before Adelphia folded, they actually contracted with Giganews to provide their newsgroup service (at no extra charge). That was nice while it lasted.