Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:39:41 +0000 (UTC) From: Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: The future of USENET? Message-ID: <kivsfd$teh$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <CAD2Ti2-5GDjpOoue1gCb5ZJryT9b%2B1kEGkaehMkTk0CECxrr3w@mail.gmail.com> <kivkjp$hpg$1@ger.gmane.org> <51535897.3000901@gmail.com>
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:37:43 -0500, Joshua Isom wrote: > On 3/27/2013 3:25 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: >> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:06 -0400, grarpamp wrote: >> >>> Now there are very few, if any, free servers >> >> There are still free news servers available. My ISP bundles usenet, >> nevertheless I prefer the free one as it's faster and more reliable. >> >> > The last ISP I knew had usenet complained about the bandwidth and > storage required. They had a dedicated satellite instead of using their > backbone, and only cached a couple days. All the porn and warez has the > side affect of wiping out the cost benefit. I have no idea whether my usenet provider includes porn or warez groups, since I am interested in neither, so have not checked. All I know is that I use their service because it is free, reliable and fast. Actually, I read this list via the usenet group gmane.os.freebsd.questions, since I find that convenient.
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