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AOL Access to Newsgroups
Is it true that AOL is going to discontinue access to Internet Newsgroups? If
so how would I access them. |
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On 24 Jan 2005 18:46:10 GMT, nospamX
(TRAINMAN9) wrote: Is it true that AOL is going to discontinue access to Internet Newsgroups? If so how would I access them. That has been posted as a Spam/Hoax on AOL. You can check with the Hoax Busters or Symantec to see if they have anything posted. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html You can access News like many of us on Teranews or Giganews. http://www.giganews.com/ http://www.teranews.com/ SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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Either through Google groups (google.com and follow the links) or get an
reader like Agent. K Barrett "TRAINMAN9" wrote in message ... Is it true that AOL is going to discontinue access to Internet Newsgroups? If so how would I access them. |
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I replied to that a few days ago- at AOL "HELP" I was told that AOL had NO
intention of "Not delivering newsgroup messages"...and she also thought the message was a fake. And I do, also. But I still wonder...... Elinor |
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Is it true that AOL is going to discontinue access to Internet Newsgroups? If
so how would I access them. I dont know if its true or not but to cover all basis I put each newsgroup I have listed in my fovorite places. I hope this will work. Bob |
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Its true. I just got the notification myself. It did not state when this was
to take effect, so I guess we will find out when it no longer works. I wonder is AOL is in some kind of financial bind that they need to discontinue this service?????? |
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IiSpankyii wrote:
Its true. I just got the notification myself.................... You were notified by whom? Was it really AOL that told you this or someone else? Steve |
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Saw this today on ZDNet
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...ml?tag=nl.e502 which seems to confirm the aol rumor . . . Scottie "IiSpankyii" wrote in message ... Its true. I just got the notification myself. It did not state when this was to take effect, so I guess we will find out when it no longer works. I wonder is AOL is in some kind of financial bind that they need to discontinue this service?????? |
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A couple of thoughts -
1. Just because someone published an article aboutit doesn't necessarily mean it's true. Note that the author got the info from another publication, not directly from AOL. I'm not saying it's incorrect, just that it's not sure-fire confirmation. 2. As the the financial perspective, it might be related, but maybe not in the way "Spanky" suggested. AOL-Time Warner cannot make money from Usenet unless they charge their minions for access to it, and there is a real cost to providing the NNTP servers. I would guess that there aren't a sufficient percentage of AOL subscribers that use newsgroups to warrant the cost of servers and support for them. AOL also provides some smap- and virus blocking, don't they? That's another cost without an assocated revenue stream. (DISCLAIMER: The following comment is opinion, and is made based upon a limited amount of reading, but without first-hand knowledge of any facts. It is not meant as a "put-down" to anyone.) I suspect that the demographics of AOL subscribers leans very strongly to folks that are new to computers, or the internet, or are inexperienced or not all that knowledgeable about the ins-and-outs of it. They tend to browse, chat, and shop, look up stuff for school assignments, or email Grandma. As such, they may not even know what usenet is all about, for the most part. If that was my subscriber base, I might make the same decision... -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Scottie" wrote in message .net... Saw this today on ZDNet http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...ml?tag=nl.e502 which seems to confirm the aol rumor . . . Scottie "IiSpankyii" wrote in message ... Its true. I just got the notification myself. It did not state when this was to take effect, so I guess we will find out when it no longer works. I wonder is AOL is in some kind of financial bind that they need to discontinue this service?????? |
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I agree w/ that last part Ray. I used to use AOL, back when I was new to
this, but now, it would just be a pain. My dad still does use it, and had no clue what I was talking about about Usenet, even though he's a bit of a geek. (He got the whole family started building our own computers - now none of us buy bundles.) So, perhaps it's twofold - Newbies, combined with lack of information. Murri "Ray" wrote in message ... A couple of thoughts - 1. Just because someone published an article aboutit doesn't necessarily mean it's true. Note that the author got the info from another publication, not directly from AOL. I'm not saying it's incorrect, just that it's not sure-fire confirmation. 2. As the the financial perspective, it might be related, but maybe not in the way "Spanky" suggested. AOL-Time Warner cannot make money from Usenet unless they charge their minions for access to it, and there is a real cost to providing the NNTP servers. I would guess that there aren't a sufficient percentage of AOL subscribers that use newsgroups to warrant the cost of servers and support for them. AOL also provides some smap- and virus blocking, don't they? That's another cost without an assocated revenue stream. (DISCLAIMER: The following comment is opinion, and is made based upon a limited amount of reading, but without first-hand knowledge of any facts. It is not meant as a "put-down" to anyone.) I suspect that the demographics of AOL subscribers leans very strongly to folks that are new to computers, or the internet, or are inexperienced or not all that knowledgeable about the ins-and-outs of it. They tend to browse, chat, and shop, look up stuff for school assignments, or email Grandma. As such, they may not even know what usenet is all about, for the most part. If that was my subscriber base, I might make the same decision... -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Scottie" wrote in message .net... Saw this today on ZDNet http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorD...ml?tag=nl.e502 which seems to confirm the aol rumor . . . Scottie "IiSpankyii" wrote in message ... Its true. I just got the notification myself. It did not state when this was to take effect, so I guess we will find out when it no longer works. I wonder is AOL is in some kind of financial bind that they need to discontinue this service?????? |
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Does anyone know if AOL has posted anything to the contrary?
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