[aklug] Re: free news group access?

Google groups?

On Nov 7, 2012, at 15:25, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:

> * Christopher Howard <christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> [121107 11:04]:
>> I've never used news groups before, but I am trying to using Thunderbird
>> to get access to a certain programming language news group. But I don't
>> know what to use for the "server name" field. I keep finding lists on
>> the Internet of free nntp servers, but each one I've tried so far either
>> no longer exists, or Thunderbird can't retrieve the news groups on it so
>> there is nothing to subscribe to.
> MTA is my ISP. I've had good performance and (where needed) good
> support from them. The exception has been for their news server. I
> ended up subscribing to supernews.com. At the time their fee was a
> whopping $3.00 per month. I have since dropped them since I no
> longer need a news feed, but the fee was worth it for the
> performance.
> MTCW
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> Tim
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Received on Wed Nov 7 16:20:00 2012