On 24 Jan 2005 15:00:20 -0800, "nancree" > wrote:

>AOL has just notified us that it is cutting off newsgroup service,
>thus:
>"Please note: The AOL Newsgroup service, will be discontinued in early
>2005. For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no
>longer be able to access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed
>connection, you can contct your broadband provider to see if they offer
>Newsgroups. Newsgroup sservices can often be accesed through a third
>party reader, such as Mozilla Thunderbird.
>Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google, etc."
>
>I have a high-speed connection, but I have been using it only to get to
>AOL, which, in spite of comments from others here, I have always liked
>a lot. It gives exceptional service in many areas. E-mail in all of
>its areas, excellent spyware for free, excellent Pop-up blocking, good
>spam blocking, fast service, and REAL Customer Service where you can
>actually talk to a human being. I started using it in Edition 3, and
>it has improved steadily to the present 9.0 Edition.
>
>The problem is, I don't like Yahoo, which is the broadband provider I
>signed up for in order to get high speed AOL . And
>http://groups.google.com can be slow (today the postings are 7 hours
>late, and still waiting. ) Even when "groups.google" is working
>faster, it isn't the same back-and-forth communication that you can get
>presently . I checked Mozilla Thunderbird, and it seems unwieldy.
>Any suggestions? PENMART--what do you suggest? I know you like AOL
>too.
> Nancree

Try news.individual.net

You'll need a news reader like Forte Agent and you'll need to email
them to set up an account. But it's free and works well.


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