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Is google groups better now?
I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com)
this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Any other google-group-to-rsa participants out there? |
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Richard Henry wrote:
I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. A little better. Google groups is useful for searches, but it still mangles/hides text and quotes. Resubscribe to news.individual.net for the price of a six-pack of IPA. -- Mike Treseler |
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Richard Henry wrote:
I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Nah, it still sucks, and most of the people posting from it don't know how to properly quote so you get all these newbyesque posts with no context. It's a great archive, but a lousy way to participate - for one thing you can't see what you've read and what you haven't, and for another you can't sort by date and see the posts in chronological order. My guess is that eventually Google will have a usable usenet interface, but it's not soup yet. But congratulations on the new email address. Hopefully you can refrain from talking about my least favorite subject enough to remain out of the killfile. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Now, I'll just wait patiently for the return of [ob] snow. //Walt |
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Walt wrote: Richard Henry wrote: I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Nah, it still sucks, and most of the people posting from it don't know how to properly quote so you get all these newbyesque posts with no context. It's a great archive, but a lousy way to participate - for one thing you can't see what you've read and what you haven't, and for another you can't sort by date and see the posts in chronological order. My guess is that eventually Google will have a usable usenet interface, but it's not soup yet. I tried to renew my nin account, but the payment broker (click&buy) said my account was "inactive" and gave me no clue how to correct that situation. I had a similar problem with eBay and PayPal (PayPal said my account was unusable, and I couldn't add my other credit card to my account because my wife already had it on hers). The problem was solved by entering the new expiration date of the credit card in question. I imagine the click&buy problem is the same, but there is no method given how to solve it. But congratulations on the new email address. Hopefully you can refrain from talking about my least favorite subject enough to remain out of the killfile. You mean like: It has been over 27 months, and I'm still not in jail. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Now, I'll just wait patiently for the return of [ob] snow. //Walt |
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Richard Henry wrote:
I imagine the click&buy problem is the same, but there is no method given how to solve it. But you could just open a new account. Costs the same 10 EUR. http://news.individual.net/register.php -- Mike Treseler |
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Walt wrote:
Richard Henry wrote: I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Wrong! Moreover, the users think they're right. Just like AOL all over again. At least I haven't seen anybody wondering where to find the warez. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Charter subs out its news service to somebody called highwinds. They inexplicably dropped, among other groups, rec.humor.funny and rec.skiing.announce. They know they did it, they just don't know how to fix the problem. Sounds odd, eh? Now, I'll just wait patiently for the return of [ob] snow. Yeah. How long can summer last, anyway? -- Cheers, Bev ************************************************** ******* Warning: Objects in mirror appear smarter than they are. |
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:09:39 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
Walt wrote: Richard Henry wrote: I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Wrong! Moreover, the users think they're right. Just like AOL all over again. At least I haven't seen anybody wondering where to find the warez. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Charter subs out its news service to somebody called highwinds. They inexplicably dropped, among other groups, rec.humor.funny and rec.skiing.announce. They know they did it, they just don't know how to fix the problem. Sounds odd, eh? I believe that's: http://www.1usenet.com/ afaik they are an NNTPServer reseller. They suspended my posting ability for "spamming" [spamming is apparently also defined as teasing Richard Scoville] Keywords: Dickhead Scr0tumville sucks pond scum. Now, I'll just wait patiently for the return of [ob] snow. Yeah. How long can summer last, anyway? |
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Olaf Timandahaff wrote:
On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:09:39 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: Walt wrote: Richard Henry wrote: I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Wrong! Moreover, the users think they're right. Just like AOL all over again. At least I haven't seen anybody wondering where to find the warez. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Charter subs out its news service to somebody called highwinds. They inexplicably dropped, among other groups, rec.humor.funny and rec.skiing.announce. They know they did it, they just don't know how to fix the problem. Sounds odd, eh? I believe that's: http://www.1usenet.com/ afaik they are an NNTPServer reseller. They suspended my posting ability for "spamming" [spamming is apparently also defined as teasing Richard Scoville] Keywords: Dickhead Scr0tumville sucks pond scum. It's these guys. http://www.highwinds-media.com/media/ They've answered email and worked to fix stuff, which eventually gets fixed, but they never really explain. My personal belief is that it just takes a while to figure out who tripped and pulled what cord out of which wall. I just noticed that r.h.f. is back, although it has no new messages -- which is clearly an error. Still... -- Cheers, Bev ================================================== ============ Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't. |
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Olaf Timandahaff wrote:
On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:09:39 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: Walt wrote: Richard Henry wrote: I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Wrong! Moreover, the users think they're right. Just like AOL all over again. At least I haven't seen anybody wondering where to find the warez. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Charter subs out its news service to somebody called highwinds. They inexplicably dropped, among other groups, rec.humor.funny and rec.skiing.announce. They know they did it, they just don't know how to fix the problem. Sounds odd, eh? I believe that's: http://www.1usenet.com/ afaik they are an NNTPServer reseller. They suspended my posting ability for "spamming" [spamming is apparently also defined as teasing Richard Scoville] Keywords: Dickhead Scr0tumville sucks pond scum. That probably doesn't make pond scum very happy. ;-) |
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In article ,
says... Olaf Timandahaff wrote: On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:09:39 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: Walt wrote: Richard Henry wrote: I have started accessing rsa through google groups (groups.google.com) this week because 1) my local ISP dropped rsa when they picked up rsam (yes, I have complained) 2) my news.individual.net one-year subscription that I started last year when I was out of town for a while has expired. I avoided google groups last year becuse of its ugly web interface and clumsy post-quoting method. However, things seem to be better now. Wrong! Moreover, the users think they're right. Just like AOL all over again. At least I haven't seen anybody wondering where to find the warez. BTW, one of my isp's dropped usenet altogether, and my other isp is so inept that their newsserver is always broken. To make a long story short I found myself in the market for a new newsfeed. After doing a bit of research I found Forte News Service for about 3 bucks a month and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Charter subs out its news service to somebody called highwinds. They inexplicably dropped, among other groups, rec.humor.funny and rec.skiing.announce. They know they did it, they just don't know how to fix the problem. Sounds odd, eh? I believe that's: http://www.1usenet.com/ afaik they are an NNTPServer reseller. They suspended my posting ability for "spamming" [spamming is apparently also defined as teasing Richard Scoville] Keywords: Dickhead Scr0tumville sucks pond scum. It's these guys. http://www.highwinds-media.com/media/ They've answered email and worked to fix stuff, which eventually gets fixed, but they never really explain. My personal belief is that it just takes a while to figure out who tripped and pulled what cord out of which wall. I just noticed that r.h.f. is back, although it has no new messages -- which is clearly an error. Still... That was the IP. [High Winds Media] that 1usenet used. I was "suspended" that's for sure. |
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