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OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we
abandoning newsgroups? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! |
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Ray B wrote:
OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? Think it's more like newsgroups are abandoning us.. |
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Naaah. I don't buy that.
If we really want to continue, a relatively cheap subscription to Giganews would allow us to. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "Bryan" wrote in message ... Ray B wrote: OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? Think it's more like newsgroups are abandoning us.. |
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Never say die! I've been up to my ears in alligators, that's all. It does
get quiet sometimes, but I really don't want to lose this group of wonderful people. Guess I'd better look into Giganews, and figure out how to use it. What's the other one? Terranews? Love to all! Diana "Ray B" wrote in message ... Naaah. I don't buy that. If we really want to continue, a relatively cheap subscription to Giganews would allow us to. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "Bryan" wrote in message ... Ray B wrote: OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? Think it's more like newsgroups are abandoning us.. |
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Ray B wrote:
Naaah. I don't buy that. If we really want to continue, a relatively cheap subscription to Giganews would allow us to. 'Relatively cheap' is certainly beyond my means for now. |
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Then keep posting at Flickr, Tenman. We'll follow the links if you post
them..... Diana "tenman" wrote in message ... Ray B wrote: Naaah. I don't buy that. If we really want to continue, a relatively cheap subscription to Giganews would allow us to. 'Relatively cheap' is certainly beyond my means for now. |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:29:50 -0700, Ray B wrote
(in article ): OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? I'm reluctant to give up the friends and resources, too. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford Giganews, but I've been posting texts and binaries to, and have been able to read posts on Motzarella, too. So far, no cost, though who knows how long that will last. Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D200 |
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Ray, I promise to post some pictures on ABPO real soon. (I'll link to
some here too.) I could do some now but I should get on to bed. I need to be fresh in the morning for my drive to Montreal for the orchid show! :-) Steve Ray B wrote: OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? |
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well, despite the rumour that comcr@p was going to kill newsgroups
yesterday, i am still able to post and read. i freely admit to not knowing how all this works--i'm on gignews, maybe it's going around the 'cr@p... so! that wilsonara i bought in march and put in s/h grew a new pbulb, and is now growing a spike. :) :) :) --j_a |
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I'm like Diana, busy, busy, busy. But this is the first place I check in
the mornings. Otherwise I just don't have much to say I guess. (Is that the sound of pig's wings flapping in the breeze?) K Barrett "Ray B" wrote in message ... OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! |
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usenetmonster.com is much cheaper than giganews, only $3/month, and has
worked flawlessly for me. One quirk with this provider: they have two servers you can access. The news.usenetmonster.com server was slow for me; the bignews.usenetmonster.com server is very fast. They have a very easy to follow instruction guide on their website as to how to set this up, and the one email question I sent was answered the next day. I'd been with giganews after verizon dropped newsgroups, but didn't like their high monthly fee so switched to usenetmonster. It accesses all the orchid groups and everything else, accepts binary pictures, etc. Chuck B. "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Guess I'd better look into Giganews, and figure out how to use it. What's the other one? Terranews? |
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ROFLMAO! Kathy, with nothing to say!
Bwahahahaha! Diana "K Barrett" wrote in message ... I'm like Diana, busy, busy, busy. But this is the first place I check in the mornings. Otherwise I just don't have much to say I guess. (Is that the sound of pig's wings flapping in the breeze?) K Barrett "Ray B" wrote in message ... OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:29:50 -0400 in Ray B wrote:
OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? -ENOTIME -ENOCASH -ETUNEDOUT The wife and I are skipping this winter's trek to Carter and Holmes in favor of getting the credit card paid off. We'll probably make a couple more visits than normal to Orchid Trail. We're still looking for a replacement T5 fixture for under the cabinets in the kitchen, but her orchids have been shuffled down to the lighted nook in the basement until I hear someone say "This worked really well." I may have to break down and find a good pot grower's forum to see what they recommend for grow lights. I suspect part of the lack of response is that I'm a cranky not quite old fart... I've also tried to avoid discussion, commentary, and opinion forums until November 5th or later, all they seem to do is raise my blood pressure. A side effect is I've also not been here as much and have been responding even less than I normally do. -- Chris Dukes "Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners, and the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent" -- John McCain |
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:43:12 -0400 in unknown wrote:
well, despite the rumour that comcr@p was going to kill newsgroups yesterday, i am still able to post and read. i freely admit to not knowing how all this works--i'm on gignews, maybe it's going around the 'cr@p... If you're paying to use giganews in addition to paying to use comcast, you would be entitled to sue comcast if they blocked your ability to reach giganews. (Or if you want to think in terms of free. comcast had their own web space for users, but most folks opted for geocities or now myspace). so! that wilsonara i bought in march and put in s/h grew a new pbulb, and is now growing a spike. :) :) :) I hit a couple months of depression late this summer that led to neglect of my plants. The response of the onc sharry baby was to bloom early :-). -- Chris Dukes "Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners, and the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent" -- John McCain |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:04:00 -0700 in tbell wrote:
On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:29:50 -0700, Ray B wrote (in article ): OK, the number of posts here and at abpo have been mighty slim. Are we abandoning newsgroups? I'm reluctant to give up the friends and resources, too. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford Giganews, but I've been posting texts and binaries to, and have been able to read posts on Motzarella, too. So far, no cost, though who knows how long that will last. Ray Banana, the fellow that runs Motzarella.org, has largely given up on binaries for now. As a side effect he's in a good position to remain fairly low bandwidth with the new eternal september. However, he did have to setup a 3rd news-server recently. -- Chris Dukes "Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners, and the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent" -- John McCain |
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hmm. when i read this thread on a real live newsreader, there are
some 10 replies. here on dejagoogle, there are three. this could be problematic...... --j_a |
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Good to know, Chuck. Thanks.
-- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "C. Berlin" wrote in message ster.com... usenetmonster.com is much cheaper than giganews, only $3/month, and has worked flawlessly for me. One quirk with this provider: they have two servers you can access. The news.usenetmonster.com server was slow for me; the bignews.usenetmonster.com server is very fast. They have a very easy to follow instruction guide on their website as to how to set this up, and the one email question I sent was answered the next day. I'd been with giganews after verizon dropped newsgroups, but didn't like their high monthly fee so switched to usenetmonster. It accesses all the orchid groups and everything else, accepts binary pictures, etc. Chuck B. "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. Guess I'd better look into Giganews, and figure out how to use it. What's the other one? Terranews? |
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16 including yours, JA.
Diana wrote in message ... hmm. when i read this thread on a real live newsreader, there are some 10 replies. here on dejagoogle, there are three. this could be problematic...... --j_a |
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On Oct 27, 4:14*pm, wrote:
hmm. *when i read this thread on a real live newsreader, there are some 10 replies. *here on dejagoogle, there are three. this could be problematic...... --j_a ---and now there are 16. oi. as for the giganews thing--no, i don't think we're paying. i think my housemate (the resident geek) downloaded a copy for free when i asked for a newsreader. --j_a |
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Wendy7 wrote:
I could!! I could!! Seems like I am the only one there anymore? Cheers Wendy (Who misses everyone!) Check again, Wendy! I just posted another pic. :) |
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On Oct 28, 1:01*pm, Steve wrote:
Giganews isn't a news reader, it's a news server. You need to pay to access their server, unless your housemate figured out a way to hack into it. -pondering- maybe it came free with the level of service we had when we signed up. it's certainly not on the bill. the machine connects to something like "newsgroups.comcast.net" to download the groups. and the newsreader is mt-newswatcher, now that i think about it. but i'm told that giganews is in there somewhere. or maybe it will all be gone next time i get on the machine at home. :) i note that newzbot no longer has this group available to read. --j_a |
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aaaand spoke too soon--the cr@p has now shut down the feed. :( off
to look for the cheese. --j_a |
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On Oct 28, 10:17*pm, Steve wrote:
Uh-Oh... That certainly isn't Giganews. Back in the good old days, before Adelphia folded, they actually contracted with Giganews to provide their newsgroup service (at no extra charge). That was nice while it lasted. yes, i think that's what the 'cr@p did back in the day too, and then migrated it over. oh well, i fiddled with motz last night a bit and then the housemate said he got it working, so we shall see... --j_a |
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testing testing...
move along, nothing to see here... ;) --j_a |
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tenman wrote: Wendy7 wrote: I could!! I could!! Seems like I am the only one there anymore? Cheers Wendy (Who misses everyone!) Check again, Wendy! I just posted another pic. :) Hi Tennis, I couldn't see your post on ABPO, but that's expected because I'm using Motzarella. Those of us using that (free) service can post with or without pictures and receive all the posts that include no picture. On rare occasions we see pictures from other news servers. Other than you saying so here, I wouldn't have a clue that you posted anything there until Tom replied. I could see the link to the picture on the web site in his reply. Beautiful flower, by the way! :-) Steve PS Our power went off for a minute just as I finished typing the above. I saved this and started............... PPS Everything above was written on Tuesday evening. Now, Wednesday evening, I will continue.... As I was saying, the power went off. Battery backup let me save what I was doing. I sat there wondering (for just a moment) whether to leave the computer on and let the glow from the monitor help me find my way to find a flashlight. Before I decided, the power came back on. I found a flashlight and put it in my pocket. I started to write the PS and it went off again. I shut down the computer and it came back on for 30 seconds then went off for good. Power was off from 10:45 until 3:30 AM or so. We had snow and high winds. It snowed all night and continued with light snow all day today. Over a foot of snow in October. Go figure. Steve (in the Adirondacks...of course) |
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Global warming, Steve! I've been watching the early cold snaps, including
one down here. Granted, 55 degrees in the middle of the night is not disastrous. But it's practically unheard of in October in these parts. Stay warm. I still have my polartec sack, if I need it, LOL! Diana "Steve" wrote in message ... tenman wrote: Wendy7 wrote: I could!! I could!! Seems like I am the only one there anymore? Cheers Wendy (Who misses everyone!) Check again, Wendy! I just posted another pic. :) Hi Tennis, I couldn't see your post on ABPO, but that's expected because I'm using Motzarella. Those of us using that (free) service can post with or without pictures and receive all the posts that include no picture. On rare occasions we see pictures from other news servers. Other than you saying so here, I wouldn't have a clue that you posted anything there until Tom replied. I could see the link to the picture on the web site in his reply. Beautiful flower, by the way! :-) Steve PS Our power went off for a minute just as I finished typing the above. I saved this and started............... PPS Everything above was written on Tuesday evening. Now, Wednesday evening, I will continue.... As I was saying, the power went off. Battery backup let me save what I was doing. I sat there wondering (for just a moment) whether to leave the computer on and let the glow from the monitor help me find my way to find a flashlight. Before I decided, the power came back on. I found a flashlight and put it in my pocket. I started to write the PS and it went off again. I shut down the computer and it came back on for 30 seconds then went off for good. Power was off from 10:45 until 3:30 AM or so. We had snow and high winds. It snowed all night and continued with light snow all day today. Over a foot of snow in October. Go figure. Steve (in the Adirondacks...of course) |
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Cheap access? how about free with more newsgroups than sbc, att, or verison
ever had? try http://www.teranews.com/ sometimes they have a one time sign up fee (less than $4) but after that its free and I've been using them for years. Grow well and bloom magnificently dusty ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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I was using teranews years ago as a way to get ABPO before my own ISP
started showing it. I didn't like it much at all. Pictures from certain people wouldn't show up. As I recall, that was when Wendy was posting a lot of pictures and everyone was seeing them but me. Teranews also took over my computer so that if I posted a message using a different news server, my messages still came from Teranews if you looked at the headers. I suppose I would give in and try it again, if I had no other choice without spending money every month. Steve dusty wrote: Cheap access? how about free with more newsgroups than sbc, att, or verison ever had? try http://www.teranews.com/ sometimes they have a one time sign up fee (less than $4) but after that its free and I've been using them for years. Grow well and bloom magnificently dusty ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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