sf wrote:
> Am I the only one who can't log into usenet via comcast at the
> moment? I've gotten a "502 access denied" error message for about 20
> minutes so far. Email is fine, I didn't get the web on first try -
> but did on retry. Does anyone know what's going on? I hate to talk
> to them because they act like it's my fault. They assume I've changed
> settings or done something else just as bad.
>
> I wonder if GigaNews is fighting an onslaught of SPAM messages which
> has put them offline? We fight them in our own way, but can you
> imagine how much cr*p they have to filter out?
>
> TIA
> sf

I get so fed up with giganews and comcast sometimes! I couldn't get to
usenet this morning either (still can't) so I took the cue from Blinky
and just signed up for the usenet provider he uses.