I used to post on here on a regular basis, although have been a bit
slack because of work pressures. The one thing I have noticed is the
massive amount of posts that don't relate to anything. Great site for
buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going to get regulated
as it must put off potential new posters.

Stu
www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk
www.cateringforums.net

(Stu) wrote in
:

> Great site for buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going
> to get regulated as it must put off potential new posters.
>

It's not a "site", it's a newsgroup. This is not a moderated
newsgroup.

Abandon googlegroups, subscribe to a real news provider which actually
cares about the service they provide, and get a real news reading
client with filtering capabilities; you'll be much happier.

Ironically, almost every single watch-related piece of spam you're
complaining about comes from your googlegroups companions, and google
shows absolutely no interest in doing anything about it.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

"Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
...
> (Stu) wrote in
> :
>
>> Great site for buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going
>> to get regulated as it must put off potential new posters.
>>
>
> It's not a "site", it's a newsgroup. This is not a moderated
> newsgroup.
>
> Abandon googlegroups, subscribe to a real news provider which actually
> cares about the service they provide, and get a real news reading
> client with filtering capabilities; you'll be much happier.

can you offer a couple sugestions along these lines? Are any of these free?
Thanks. Is there a newsgroup that has its content to adress these
questions?

>
> Ironically, almost every single watch-related piece of spam you're
> complaining about comes from your googlegroups companions, and google
> shows absolutely no interest in doing anything about it.
>
> --
> Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

(Gil Faver) wrote in
:

>
> "Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Abandon googlegroups, subscribe to a real news provider which
>> actually cares about the service they provide, and get a real news
>> reading client with filtering capabilities; you'll be much happier.
>
> can you offer a couple sugestions along these lines? Are any of
> these free? Thanks. Is there a newsgroup that has its content to
> adress these questions?

While not exactly free, news.individual.net is nearly free, and is
very well regarded for providing a nearly clean newsreading
experience.

http://www.individual.net/

Readfreenews.com has several connection options, some text only, some
with binaries and different lengths of article retention.

http://www.readfreenews.com/

Octanews is a full-service (binaries included) provider, but I don't
know what their pricing structure is.

http://www.octanews.com/

There's a number of other commercial, full-service providers out
there; a google search should turn them up for you.

The newsgroup "alt.free.newsservers" is where folks talk about open
access servers.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:58:08 GMT, "Gil Faver" > wrote:

>> Abandon googlegroups, subscribe to a real news provider which actually
>> cares about the service they provide, and get a real news reading
>> client with filtering capabilities; you'll be much happier.

Good advice.

>can you offer a couple sugestions along these lines? Are any of these free?

The newsreader (Thunderbird) included in the Firefox browser is s good choice.
If you're a techie type, Gravity or xnews are good choices. I've used Agent (or
FreeAgent) for many years.

And the server at news.motzarella.org is free, if your ISP doesn't offer a news
server (most ISPs do).

HTH -- Larry

pltrgyst wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:58:08 GMT, "Gil Faver" > wrote:
>
>>> Abandon googlegroups, subscribe to a real news provider which actually
>>> cares about the service they provide, and get a real news reading
>>> client with filtering capabilities; you'll be much happier.
>
> Good advice.
>
>> can you offer a couple sugestions along these lines? Are any of these free?
>
> The newsreader (Thunderbird) included in the Firefox browser is s good choice.
> If you're a techie type, Gravity or xnews are good choices. I've used Agent (or
> FreeAgent) for many years.
>
> And the server at news.motzarella.org is free, if your ISP doesn't offer a news
> server (most ISPs do).
>
> HTH -- Larry

I use the Thunderbird newsreader and find it's just fine for my needs.
It has decent filtering properties.

For a news server, I've been with Astraweb. www.news.astraweb.com for 3
years. I bought their $10 25GB service and haven't even made a dent in
it. I don't do any binary groups so that $10 will be a lifetime supply
for me. I find their support to be quite good, too.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Bert Hyman > wrote:

> (Stu) wrote in
> :
>
>> Great site for buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going
>> to get regulated as it must put off potential new posters.
>>
>
> It's not a "site", it's a newsgroup. This is not a moderated
> newsgroup.
>
> Abandon googlegroups, subscribe to a real news provider which actually
> cares about the service they provide, and get a real news reading
> client with filtering capabilities; you'll be much happier.

The solution does not lie in an ISP/NSP who filters posts, though
getting an ISP or NSP to provide you with Usenet access is
mandatory.

The only responsobilityy a Usenet provider has is to encourage
Google to cut out all this spam - which NONE of them are doing right
now. Usenet providers should put an ultimatum to Google Groups -
shape up, or cut them off completely (not by filtering their posts,
but simply refusing to accept or foreward their posts).

-sw

Stu > wrote:

> I used to post on here on a regular basis, although have been a bit
> slack because of work pressures. The one thing I have noticed is the
> massive amount of posts that don't relate to anything. Great site for
> buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going to get regulated
> as it must put off potential new posters.

You need to killfile all posts coming from Google Groups.

-sw

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> Stu > wrote:
>
>> I used to post on here on a regular basis, although have been a bit
>> slack because of work pressures. The one thing I have noticed is the
>> massive amount of posts that don't relate to anything. Great site for
>> buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going to get regulated
>> as it must put off potential new posters.
>
> You need to killfile all posts coming from Google Groups.
>

can you do that with Outlook Express?

Funny, I was just thinking the same thing. I don't need a watch but I
am looking to expand my company's online presence through groups and
blogs. I like the concept of this group just not all the extra posts.

I am going to join, post messages and comments and hope that someone
gets something out of what I have to say. Maybe my message will not
get lost.

Jerry
www.myposprinter.com
www.blog.myposprinter.com

Stu wrote:
> I used to post on here on a regular basis, although have been a bit
> slack because of work pressures. The one thing I have noticed is the
> massive amount of posts that don't relate to anything. Great site for
> buying a watch on, but I wondered if it is ever going to get regulated
> as it must put off potential new posters.
>
> Stu
> www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk
> www.cateringforums.net

I don't need a watch but I
> am looking to expand my company's online presence through groups and
> blogs. I like the concept of this group just not all the extra posts.

Newsgroups are not for "companies" -- "expanding a company's online
prescence" usually means exactly the inappropriate watch sales offers you
are complaining about --it's called SPAM.

>
> I am going to join, post messages and comments and hope that someone
> gets something out of what I have to say. Maybe my message will not
> get lost.
>
> Jerry

You don't need to "join" anything, just post, and your posts will stand out
as long as they are about the theme of the newsgroup -- nobody reads the
SPAM except dumbass newbies and Google groupies. Get a good newsreader.