Re: OT newsreader questions
 

I have issue's with RR too. Since I've switched to a newsreader I
still go back to Google groups via my browser once in a while.Unless
I'm doing somethin wrong messages appear first in google groups!


Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
> Road Runner (news-server.nc.rr.com) recently "upgraded" it's newsgroup
> service, it's the same sort of upgrade that you'd get if you went from a
> Pinto to a Yugo.
>
> As you can tell I'm not impressed by the "upgrade", nor am I impressed
> by their response to my complaints.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Well, you could be screwed. My ISP decided to just up and drop the
> > newsgroup feed and still charge the same flat rate for the internet and
> > long distance. I threatened to quit them for the competition, so they
> > found me a 'deal' that turns out $15.00 cheaper a month which is what I
> > now have to pay a 3rd party to hook up to their newsfeed.
> >
> > You are going to have to contact your ISP to see if they have a feed or
> > not. Google must be doing a great business because all the big Canadian
> > ISP's dumped newsgroups so people use the HTML feed as bad and as slow
> > as it is.
> >
> > At least with the pay feed, I get pretty instant posts and updates.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > The Merg wrote:
> >
> >> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
> >> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
> >> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
> >> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
> >> came up with the google feed.
> >> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
> >> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
> >>

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

"The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
> came up with the google feed.
> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>
>

I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.

http://www.aioe.org/

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

"The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
> came up with the google feed.
> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>
>

I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.

http://www.aioe.org/

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

"The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
> came up with the google feed.
> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>
>

I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.

http://www.aioe.org/

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

"The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
> came up with the google feed.
> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>
>

I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.

http://www.aioe.org/

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

Tim <None@nowhere.com> wrote in news:Xns98BA4E0FB9414Nonenowherecom@
194.177.96.26:

> "The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
> @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
>> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
>> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
>> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
>> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
>> came up with the google feed.
>> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
>> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>>
>>
>
> I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
> post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
> Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
> required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.
>
> http://www.aioe.org/
>

Thanks I just set it up and it does retreive the headers faster than RR

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

Tim <None@nowhere.com> wrote in news:Xns98BA4E0FB9414Nonenowherecom@
194.177.96.26:

> "The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
> @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
>> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
>> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
>> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
>> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
>> came up with the google feed.
>> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
>> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>>
>>
>
> I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
> post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
> Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
> required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.
>
> http://www.aioe.org/
>

Thanks I just set it up and it does retreive the headers faster than RR

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

Tim <None@nowhere.com> wrote in news:Xns98BA4E0FB9414Nonenowherecom@
194.177.96.26:

> "The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
> @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
>> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
>> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
>> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
>> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
>> came up with the google feed.
>> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
>> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>>
>>
>
> I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
> post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
> Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
> required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.
>
> http://www.aioe.org/
>

Thanks I just set it up and it does retreive the headers faster than RR

Re: OT newsreader questions
 

Tim <None@nowhere.com> wrote in news:Xns98BA4E0FB9414Nonenowherecom@
194.177.96.26:

> "The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in news:1168844174.798055.73190
> @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
>> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
>> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
>> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys - that
>> didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google but only
>> came up with the google feed.
>> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
>> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>>
>>
>
> I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you can
> post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
> Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no username/password
> required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.
>
> http://www.aioe.org/
>

Thanks I just set it up and it does retreive the headers faster than RR

Re: OT newsreader questions- Ping: The Merg
 

ufatbasted <ufatbasted@blah.com> wrote in
news:Xns98BAC779282ADufatbasted@194.177.96.26:

> Tim <None@nowhere.com> wrote in news:Xns98BA4E0FB9414Nonenowherecom@
> 194.177.96.26:
>
>> "The Merg" <greg.mergner@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1168844174.798055.73190 @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> OK, I'm gonna look like a retard - I'm trying to switch from google
>>> groups and start using Thunderbird, but I don't know what newsgroup
>>> server to type in. I tried putting rec.autos.maker.jeep+willys -
>>> that didn't work, so I tried looking through all the info on google
>>> but only came up with the google feed.
>>> I'm not computer illiterate, I'm just new to usenet. So somebody
>>> please help me out so I can stop feeling like an idiot.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'm using a free newsgroup server. It doesn't allow binaries but you
>> can post and read text. Try it out, it's better than Google, IMHO.
>> Just enter nntp.aioe.org in your ng server field, no
>> username/password required. Here's the webpage if you need more info.
>>
>> http://www.aioe.org/
>>
>
> Thanks I just set it up and it does retreive the headers faster than
> RR

Your welcome. I see The Merg is still using Google so I'm gonna ping him.
I know Google is difficult to navigate and I'm sure he'll like
Thunderbird better.