Thank goodness it isn't only me !! I have spent ages trying to get
articles from newsgroups - I can see my own postings but only very few
replies. From what you say these are from Demon newsgroups only.
I have been with Demon for some 15 years now but the end is nigh ... I
phoned Demon this week and I had an answer from what sounded like India
and was told there were problems with newsgroups - I asked when it would
be fixed but couldn't get a satisfactory reply. - to be honest I
couldn't really understand the person who was talking to me. I used to
enjoy newsgroups but haven't been using them for some time but now when
want to get some info I can't get any postings. I am under a 12 month
contract with Demon until next March but if they can't provide a service
then I am going to break my contract - or should I say "they have broken
the contract".
John

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While I seem to be able to post to this newsgroup I haven't been able
to receive any articles for a couple of months now and this seems
entirely due to the Demon news server. Demon say they are aware of
the problem but don't appear to have done anything about it. I think
maybe they are trying to get rid of individual customers like me in
favour of corporate accounts (just look at their online newsletter -
it's aimed exclusively at businesses). I've been with them thirteen
years and uk.rec.gardening was the first newsgroup I ever posted to
so I'm rather missing it! Interestingly I can receive newsgroups that
Demon themselves sponsor but nothing else.

Please forgive this rant but I am feeling fed up with Demon to whom I
have been loyal for a very long time. And if you answer this thread I
won't be able to see it! :-(
..unless you are also on Demon, which I am.

Ditto!

Paradoxically, the lack of newsgroup posts has resulted in a much
tidier garden, more time spent on other jobs, and more motivation to
extend my Real Life friends, which is all food for thought. ;-)

I first joined Demon in the early 90s when Windows For Workgroups was
around. Like most other private users I am now coming to the
conclusion it's time to move on. The old familiar story of British
entrepreneurial initiative being suffocated by the corporate suites.

That is certainly true. However, the most important uses for my
Internet connection have been solidly reliable, and I have always been
with Demon since I first went online, maybe 12 years ago.
Like other demon users I await a resolution of their 'problem', but
time is running out; as a HomeOffice8000 user I am not getting my full
moneys' worth at present. 8-(

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J.G.