In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> > Please look into one of the services that provides Usenet access. I
> > use one that is about $10-15 a year, but there are others out there
> > that are free.
> >
> > Lots listed he
> >
> > http://freenews.maxbaud.net/
>
>
> I probably will look into alternative service at some point. Right now,
> though, everything about my system needs updating. It makes sense for
> me to wait until that's done.

That doesn't make sense to me. You take whatever you are using now, and
change the newsserver to the new one. You don't need to upgrade your
client if it is working OK now.

> Also, I spend entirely too much time on
> usenet as it is. I thought I'd use Comcast's fiat as an opportunity to
> see how I like going usenetless for a while, sort of going cold turkey.

That makes sense. We'll miss you, and I hope you'll come back, but time
is limited, and it sounds like you have decided to make a different
choice about what to do with your time.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA