usenet

For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try out
http://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille

Lucille wrote:
For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try out
http://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille


Thanks, Lucille:

I have good access right now, but if that ever goes away (as it did with
Sympatico), I now have motzarella/eternal-september bookmarked.

MargW

"lucretia borgia" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:56:06 -0400, MargW
wrote:

Lucille wrote:
For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try out
http://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille


Thanks, Lucille:

I have good access right now, but if that ever goes away (as it did with
Sympatico), I now have motzarella/eternal-september bookmarked.

MargW

Have you tried out eternal september, I hear it is pretty good.

Eternal-September is Motzarella. He changed the name when he changed
servers.

lucretia borgia wrote:
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:56:24 -0400, "Lucille"
wrote:


"lucretia borgia" wrote in message
. ..

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:56:06 -0400, MargW
wrote:


Lucille wrote:

For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try out
http://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille


Thanks, Lucille:

I have good access right now, but if that ever goes away (as it did with
Sympatico), I now have motzarella/eternal-september bookmarked.

MargW

Have you tried out eternal september, I hear it is pretty good.

Eternal-September is Motzarella. He changed the name when he changed
servers.


Lol that might explain why it's good !

However, there have been complaints on alt.sewing that Verizon is
blocking all Usenet posts, and will not even allow access to
eternal-september, apparently because the State Attorney of New York
State found some naughty posts on half a dozen sites, and demanded that
they all be blocked.

Those of you in N.Y. State with Verizon may wish to check this out.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

On 10/5/09 6:52 PM, in article ,
"lucretia borgia" wrote:

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:56:06 -0400, MargW
wrote:

Lucille wrote:
For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try out
http://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille


Thanks, Lucille:

I have good access right now, but if that ever goes away (as it did with
Sympatico), I now have motzarella/eternal-september bookmarked.

MargW

Have you tried out eternal september, I hear it is pretty good.

Just mailed Ellice the link to es - I love them

Cheryl

On Oct 5, 2:55*pm, "Lucille" wrote:
For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try outhttp://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. * Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille

So what is the down side of using Google??? I too lost my usernet
when Bell discontinued them.

I have been using Google since but is there something better out
there??

Dyan
Kustom Krafts Inc.
www.kustomkrafts.com

Dyan, as suggested below, many find motzarella.org satisfactory. I
understand it's a free service.

I use http://news.individual.net/ It is not free . . . about $20/year
(the rates just went up last year. I find it worth the price. I do
notice, however, that not all the posts squeak through. So, I'm often
glad that people quote previous posts.

Dianne

wrote:
On Oct 5, 2:55 pm, "Lucille" wrote:
For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try outhttp://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille

So what is the down side of using Google??? I too lost my usernet
when Bell discontinued them.

I have been using Google since but is there something better out
there??

Dyan
Kustom Krafts Inc.
www.kustomkrafts.com

On Oct 8, 12:06*pm, Dianne Lewandowski
wrote:

Thanks Dianne,

I use Google. Is there a reason that Google doesn't seem to be the
popular choice???

Dyan
www.kustomkrafts.com





Dyan, as suggested below, many find motzarella.org satisfactory. *I
understand it's a free service.

I usehttp://news.individual.net/*It is not free . . . about $20/year
(the rates just went up last year. *I find it worth the price. *I do
notice, however, that not all the posts squeak through. *So, I'm often
glad that people quote previous posts.

Dianne



wrote:
On Oct 5, 2:55 pm, "Lucille" wrote:
For those of you who are losing your regular access to usenet, try outhttp://news.motzarella.org

Several of us have been using it for a while and so far it's been pretty
good. * Certainly a lot better then using google.

Lucille

So what is the down side of using Google??? *I too lost my usernet
when Bell discontinued them.

I have been using Google since but is there something better out
there??

Dyan
Kustom Krafts Inc.
www.kustomkrafts.com- Hide quoted text -

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wrote:
On Oct 8, 12:06 pm, Dianne Lewandowski
wrote:
Thanks Dianne,

I use Google. Is there a reason that Google doesn't seem to be the
popular choice???

Dyan
www.kustomkrafts.com


It's cumbersome to use. More than cumbersome! You need a reliable news
source such as the ones mentioned in this thread, and a newsreader. I
use Thunderbird as my email component and it also reads Usenet groups.

I will say that Usenet has changed dramatically. I used to belong to a
couple of political groups, but they are now quite rabid having been
taken over by those who shout the loudest and most.

Call me old fashioned, but nothing beats Usenet for networking. I build
forums for organizations and have one for myself. Not the same. Still
better than Yahoo Groups, which is the pits. I don't know how they've -
for so long - gotten away with such poor programming. Inexcusable. Yet
I have to be involved in a limited fashion because of commitments.

Dianne