| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983431] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 13:08 |
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This is bullshit. I have been with Xtra for a grand total of five
weeks, and they pull this shit? How fucking typical. Anyway, Google
Groups sucks ass and Xtra can stick gignews.com up their arse.
Does anyone know of a good free (or cheap) Usenet server that allows
posting?
Thanks,
Myk
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:46:00 GMT, "Xtra Help" <help [at] xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>For some time Xtra has hosted a complimentary Usenet server.
>
>However, the number of people using this service has steadily declined and
>there are now only a few hundred regular users.
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>Because of this decline in popularity, we have decided that, from May 3, we
>will no longer provide the newsgroup service.
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>If you'd like to continue using newsgroups, there are other services available
>such as gignews.com, or free services such as MSN Forums and Google Groups.
>
>We like to apologise to the small number of regular users who will be affected
>by this change.
>
>Kind regards
>
>The Team [at] Xtra
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983433 ] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 13:19 |
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Myk Cameron wrote:
> This is bullshit. I have been with Xtra for a grand total of five
> weeks, and they pull this shit? How fucking typical. Anyway, Google
> Groups sucks ass and Xtra can stick gignews.com up their arse.
>
> Does anyone know of a good free (or cheap) Usenet server that allows
> posting?
>
> Thanks,
> Myk
Myk,
try these guys - http://news.individual.net/ - 10euro seems pretty
cheap for a year's connection and they're reliable. I've been with them
for four years now and had no problems.
Andy
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:46:00 GMT, "Xtra Help" <help [at] xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
> >For some time Xtra has hosted a complimentary Usenet server.
> >
> >However, the number of people using this service has steadily declined and
> >there are now only a few hundred regular users.
> >
> >Because of this decline in popularity, we have decided that, from May 3, we
> >will no longer provide the newsgroup service.
> >
> >If you'd like to continue using newsgroups, there are other services available
> >such as gignews.com, or free services such as MSN Forums and Google Groups.
> >
> >We like to apologise to the small number of regular users who will be affected
> >by this change.
> >
> >Kind regards
> >
> >The Team [at] Xtra
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983451 ] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 16:12 |
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Andy Mulhearn wrote:
> Myk Cameron wrote:
>> This is bullshit. I have been with Xtra for a grand total of five
>> weeks, and they pull this shit? How fucking typical. Anyway, Google
>> Groups sucks ass and Xtra can stick gignews.com up their arse.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good free (or cheap) Usenet server that allows
>> posting?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Myk
>
> Myk,
>
> try these guys - http://news.individual.net/ - 10euro seems pretty
> cheap for a year's connection and they're reliable. I've been with
> them for four years now and had no problems.
I can second that!
>
> Andy
>>
>>
--
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matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983461 ] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 19:14 |
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983465 ] |
Fri, 28 April 2006 22:20 |
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In message <got352lj12r84popieshc54coo0nddoa05 [at] 4ax.com>, Myk Cameron
<aqb [at] image.co.nz> writes
>Does anyone know of a good free (or cheap) Usenet server that allows
>posting?
News.individual.net - Berlin Uni's service. 10 Euros a yearand very
good.
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And don’t forget my dog, fixed and consequent"
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983488 ] |
Sat, 29 April 2006 05:36 |
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"Myk Cameron" <aqb [at] image.co.nz> wrote in message
news:got352lj12r84popieshc54coo0nddoa05 [at] 4ax.com...
> This is bullshit. I have been with Xtra for a grand total of five
> weeks, and they pull this shit? How fucking typical. Anyway, Google
> Groups sucks ass and Xtra can stick gignews.com up their arse.
>
> Does anyone know of a good free (or cheap) Usenet server that allows
> posting?
>
> Thanks,
> Myk
Try Aioe (http://news.aioe.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=9). Its free, but
with a limit of 25 posts per day (so hopefully a few people round here will
be forced to use it....). I just started using it myself.
--
Apteryx
Contractually obliged to use Xtra, the worst ISP in New Zealand, until 29
July 2006. Counting the days! Xtra Sux!
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983510 ] |
Sat, 29 April 2006 22:44 |
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On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 15:36:44 +1200, "Apteryx" <apteryx [at] xtra.co.nz>
wrote:
>"Myk Cameron" <aqb [at] image.co.nz> wrote in message
>news:got352lj12r84popieshc54coo0nddoa05 [at] 4ax.com...
>> This is bullshit. I have been with Xtra for a grand total of five
>> weeks, and they pull this shit? How fucking typical. Anyway, Google
>> Groups sucks ass and Xtra can stick gignews.com up their arse.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good free (or cheap) Usenet server that allows
>> posting?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Myk
>
>Try Aioe (http://news.aioe.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=9). Its free, but
>with a limit of 25 posts per day (so hopefully a few people round here will
>be forced to use it....). I just started using it myself.
Thanks Apteryx (and others)!
Myk
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983533 ] |
Sun, 30 April 2006 05:18 |
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OT Please ignore. Just an xtra guy checking options.
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| Re: Closure of complimentary Xtra Usenet newsgroup service [message #983534 ] |
Sun, 30 April 2006 06:18 |
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On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:18:53 +1200, "Paul Galvin"
<p.k.galvin [at] xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>OT Please ignore. Just an xtra guy checking options.
>
LOL!
Myk
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