Can you run google groups off of your outlook express? Or is there any web based usenet service that you can run through outlook express?
I too will have to dump usenet from my verizon account on the 24th
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I may be wrong, but I don't think so; it'd be a whole lot easier to use if you could, though. Reading & posting through Google Groups is a PITA, IMO.
Switch to a free or minimal cost news server. I pay $12.99/month for Giganews' basic deal; very reliable, posts show up almost instantaneously, & long retention.
Cathy
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Wow Cathy, why pay for the NGs when you don't have to?!
Kev is free, and I'm stingy!
;-)
Natalie
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"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" wrote in news:WIW5k.43340$Xu2.25580@trnddc04:
Check out Altopia. I've used them for several years now. See my headers for proof.
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is Usenet independent of your ISP, and independent of theWorld Wide Web.
Good service and completion, but rather short retention compared to, say, Usenetserver.com.
Altopia costs $6 per month for non-binary, which is the plan I'm on.
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IIRC, Kevin's server doesn't carry binaries? I love the alt.binaries.photos.original ng - serious amateur photographers who post some great pics - from all sorts of locales.
Cathy
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On 17 Jun 2008, the world was enlightened by Cathy F.'s opinion about...
No, I do carry them but retention is limited to a week.
kev
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Thanks for popping in w/ this answer. Sometimes my lousy memory surprises me. But I knew there had to be a reason I'd switched to Giganew instead of staying w/your server. Anyway, good to klnow, in case Giganews has a problem, or I decide to dump them to save the subscription price.
A week's usually enough - well, unless one's been on vacation & wants to too what's been posted in the meantime.
Cathy
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Individual.net is fast, reliable, and also good retention. $10 Euros (about $16) a *year*.
Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
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I used to use individual.net when they were free - but they were text only at that point. But then switched to my ISP's server when it improved hugely, & individual started charging a nominal fee. Then ISP's news server went downhill again, switched to kevin's server, then to Giganews because he wasn't carrying binaries at that point. I have to say I've been very happy w/Giganews.
Cathy
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"Cathy F."
Nothing is beyond the Kevinator, I should think!
Natalie
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"Don't Taze Me, Bro!" ...
I use news.motzarella.org for non-binaries. It is free and does not stick any annoying suffixes onto the end of the messages. Reliable too. I am happy with that and happy with the cost.
I then use free.teranews.com for binaries. It was a _one-time_ fee of maybe
5 dollars. That works well too. It does put suffixes on posts, which is why I eschew it for normal posts. Tomes- Vote on answer
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You use your regular browser for google groups.. It's all web based.. I'm on it as I post this... Using firefox...