Confused????

Any internet-knowledgeable folks care to comment on this mesage from AOL???

"Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early 2005.

For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be able to
access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as Mozilla
Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).

Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
http://groups.google.com/.

We apologize for this inconvenience."

In article <20050125172448.23171.00000264@mb-m01.aol.com>, Irbjr
<irbjr@aol.com> wrote:

€ Any internet-knowledgeable folks care to comment on this mesage from AOL???
€
€ "Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early 2005.
€
€ For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be able to
€ access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
€ contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
€ services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as Mozilla
€ Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
€
€ Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
€ http://groups.google.com/.
€
€ We apologize for this inconvenience."

Yeah, it means that AOL has decided that the cost of maintaining a news
server isn't worth it for the 0.1% of their users who post to Usenet.

"Irbjr" <irbjr@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20050125172448.23171.00000264@mb-m01.aol.com...
> Any internet-knowledgeable folks care to comment on this mesage from
AOL???
>
> "Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early
2005.
>
> For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be
able to
> access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
> contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
> services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as
Mozilla
> Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
>
> Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
> http://groups.google.com/.
>
> We apologize for this inconvenience."

Oh dear!! Whatever is Popeye going to do now?

(wg)

"Irbjr" wrote

> Any internet-knowledgeable folks care to comment on this mesage from
> AOL???
> "Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early
> 2005.
> For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be
> able to
> access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
> contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
> services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as
> Mozilla
> Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
> Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
> http://groups.google.com/.
> We apologize for this inconvenience."

1. This sounds highly unlikely. Check it out to make sure it's not just
someone messing with AOL.
2. If it's true, find another service. those who are
"internet-knowledgeable" rarely chose AOL anyway.

Lee

Alan Street <agstreet@nonono_san.rr.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:Yeah, it means that AOL has decided that the cost of maintaining a news
:server isn't worth it for the 0.1% of their users who post to Usenet.

Given that most ISPs have about the same ratio, it's a wonder anyone
invests in providing the service.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

In article <rr2ev0d8qo4olss51uc7ivpinuaq5j09fp@4ax.com>, Dan Bracuk
<NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote:

€ Alan Street <agstreet@nonono_san.rr.com> pounded away at his keyboard
€ resulting in:
€ :Yeah, it means that AOL has decided that the cost of maintaining a news
€ :server isn't worth it for the 0.1% of their users who post to Usenet.
€
€ Given that most ISPs have about the same ratio, it's a wonder anyone
€ invests in providing the service.
€
€

I agree. I suspect it's only a matter of time (two years comes to mind)
before most ISPs drop Usenet as an included service.

> 1. This sounds highly unlikely. Check it out to make sure it's not just
> someone messing with AOL.
> 2. If it's true, find another service. those who are
> "internet-knowledgeable" rarely chose AOL anyway.


I used Mozilla Thunderbird to store all my usenet stuff and
http://news.individual.net/ to get the usenet connection. It's free and
I haven't had any posting problems.

For dive specific groups, ScubaMonster.com lists things and I believe
you can post from there as well.

M@

Matt Cushing <matt@cushingonline.com> pounded away at his keyboard
resulting in:
:I used Mozilla Thunderbird to store all my usenet stuff and
:http://news.individual.net/ to get the usenet connection. It's free and
:I haven't had any posting problems.
:
:For dive specific groups, ScubaMonster.com lists things and I believe
:you can post from there as well.

Using a web site is not nearly as convenient as having your ISP
provide the service.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.


----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==----
http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups
---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---

Thus spake "Lee Bell" <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> :

>"Irbjr" wrote
>
>> Any internet-knowledgeable folks care to comment on this mesage from
>> AOL???
>> "Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early
>> 2005.
>> For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be
>> able to
>> access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
>> contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
>> services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as
>> Mozilla
>> Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
>> Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
>> http://groups.google.com/.
>> We apologize for this inconvenience."
>
>1. This sounds highly unlikely. Check it out to make sure it's not just
>someone messing with AOL.

Very true. It's all over Usenet. Plenty of people screaming.

>2. If it's true, find another service. those who are
>"internet-knowledgeable" rarely chose AOL anyway.

Those in the "know" are recommending news.individual.net and either
Thunderbird or Agent.

>
>Lee
>

--
dillon

"When the French are against it, you know we can't
be far wrong." - Adm. Bobbie Ray Inman

Dillon Pyron <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote:

>Thus spake "Lee Bell" <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> :
>
>>"Irbjr" wrote
>>
>>> Any internet-knowledgeable folks care to comment on this mesage from
>>> AOL???
>>> "Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early
>>> 2005.
>>> For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be
>>> able to
>>> access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
>>> contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
>>> services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as
>>> Mozilla
>>> Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
>>> Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
>>> http://groups.google.com/.
>>> We apologize for this inconvenience."
>>
newsgroups are exceedingly difficult to do from AOL so this is really
no loss.

>>1. This sounds highly unlikely. Check it out to make sure it's not just
>>someone messing with AOL.
>
>Very true. It's all over Usenet. Plenty of people screaming.
>
>>2. If it's true, find another service. those who are
>>"internet-knowledgeable" rarely chose AOL anyway.
>
>Those in the "know" are recommending news.individual.net and either
>Thunderbird or Agent.
>
>>
>>Lee
>>

grandma Rosalie