On 12/25/2014 1:20 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 13:10:39 -0500, The Cook wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:51:59 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Under new EU law, from the 01.01.2015, News.Individual.Net will no longer
>>> sell services to anyone outside Germany.
>>>
>>> https://news.individual.net/register/step1.php
>>
>> I wonder if it applies to US citizens. I certainly have not received
>> any notice.
>
> I suspect your subscriptions are still good up to until they expire.
>
> Of course they could go back to doing what they were doing before -
> about 10 years ago: Give away their service for free.
>
> Otherwise there's eternal-september.com. Or buy a block account for
> $3 or less at Blocknews or Usenet-News (or pay more at Astraweb). The
> one time small fee will last you a lifetime.
>
> -sw
>

I bought a $10 account at Astraweb in 2005. It was for 10GB and I still
have 9GB left. That $10 will last me my whole life.

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