Goomba wrote:

> 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.

For the record, my primary is http://news.individual.net (10 euros (about
$14US) a *year*), and I presume you are referring to that. It's
excellent. I've been testing - and it seems solid - the free server shown
in my sig. I guess I'll change that line to reflect that it seems okay.

Two other good freebies are http://news.motzarella.org and
http://news.datemas.de -- but the only GG-killer I know of is the one in
my sig. (For datemas, ignore the "temporarily suspended" note.)


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