Re: Metronet/Plusnet alternatives

On Friday, in article <4941epFmuno1U2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Jim Webster" wrote:

"Elaine Jones" <elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e932f70f4e.E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Going by comments in various newsgroups it looks as though the "free"
ISPs are gradually dropping newsgroup access as upstream providers are
starting to charge. Also ISPs are starting to drop or restrict binary
groups.

yes, Wanadoo has, I now use news.individual.net for newsgroups

In the last few years I've also seen many people move from newsgroups to
weblogs. In some newsgroups, most of the traffic left seems to be
irrational political point-scoring by people who I haven't killfiled
yet.

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."
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