Rusty_Hinge wrote:
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from "Alun" contains these words:

albasani, motzarella, aioe and x-privat provide free Usenet access

(as did individual until they thought that they were on a winner by
imposing a charge)

As a university wossname, it was funded to begin with, and they only
started charging when the funding was withdrawn.

Indeed! This is what happened. Let's face it, for 5 (or 10, one or the
other) euros a year, it is worth it.