"George" > wrote in message
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> On 6/16/2012 9:40 PM, somebody wrote:
>> You ever notice OT could mean "off topic" or "on topic"?
>>
>> Anyway, my question is relevant to what the old-timers call "usenet".
>> My isp stopped carrying newsgroups few years ago and I had to switch
>> to Google Groups. Not a fan, but it's the only thing I can use unless
>> I pay money and since I'm kinda poor headed towards even poorer I'd
>> rather not pay as long as free is available.
>>
>> Do people here use newsgroup readers? Are there any free newsgroup
>> servers left? All I've ever found is ones I have to pay for. I'm
>> sure they are better than Google Groups and actually have features
>> like a "killfile" etc but GG is good enough. Just wondered if I was
>> missing something and there are any free news group servers. Used to
>> use Forte' agent but that was many posts ago.
>
> Sounds like you missed the numerous discussions that came up when ISPs
> turned off servers to "save the children". I started using this one when
> comcast turned off Usenet access:
>
> http://www.eternal-september.org/
Yep.