best usenet deal?

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Mr_Toad wrote: »

Doesn't surprise me, as a service it isn't as widely used as it was. .

It is more a case that the ISPs can not cope with the growth in binaries and being able to justify the extra cost of storage needed with no income to provide even a modicum ofa decent retention period.

Also with the requirements that are placed on them to screen content then the best option is to drop the service and let 3rd party (normally offshore) suppliers provide the service at a cost.

robatwork

I was a very active usenet user from 2400 baud modem days.

Can I ask why you would need usenet now? - I understood from others that the only point to it now was for rip off binaries - movies and softwarez etc. and all the useful people had migrated elsewhere (like here of course!)

I am now thinking fondly of alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe....

use

robatwork wrote: »

I was a very active usenet user from 2400 baud modem days.

Can I ask why you would need usenet now? - I understood from others that the only point to it now was for rip off binaries - movies and softwarez etc. and all the useful people had migrated elsewhere (like here of course!)

I am now thinking fondly of alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe....

I just want to have access to that sector of internet

where have they migrated to?

robatwork

Forums mostly. I did like the structure of usenet and the fact that every topic under the sun was in one place. Also the subject "experts" were in one place rather than scattered around 1000 forums like now....

Big_Graeme

Virginmedia has a half decent newserver too, it is contracted out though, maybe why its half decent.

Anyone looking at 1 and 2TB deal is not just looking to check up on Usenet ;-)

J_B

I use Eternal September, which costs nowt - not sure if it's suitable for your needs

use

is there an unlimited monthly deal cheaper than $7.5 ?

tronator

use wrote: »

is there an unlimited monthly deal cheaper than $7.5 ?

Post#5, $20 for 3 month

use

tronator wrote: »

Post#5, $20 for 3 month

is it forever?

http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/2mospecial.html

this offer is forever

tronator

use wrote: »

is it forever?

It automatically renews every 3 month until you cancel, if that is what you mean.