"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> __/ [Dica] on Friday 10 February 2006 13:28 \__
>
> > rogers communications here in ontario is dropping support for nntp
(citing
> > some crap about how blogs and msn messenger effectively replace nntp).
>
>
> Bollocks. They either save on bandwidth, abuse complaints, or attempt to
> restrict people so that they stop chatting at work. It is simpler to
prevent
> IM applications from being installed, whereas mail (and news as a
> side-effect) applications are a must in corporate environments.
it's just a way for rogers to cut services while raising prices. they said
there would be no compensation because it was always listed as a 'free
service'. when i asked them where they itemized it, they said that info
wasn't on the client's invoice, so i'd just have to trust them. when i asked
them exactly what it is i pay for every month, they said 'high speed
internet'. when i asked what the internet was, they said 'www', which is
total crap
>
>
> > i've
> > got access to a proper web server at work and was trying to figure out
how
> > to configure win2003 to download existing newsgroups.
>
>
> Try Gmane. To acknowledge a valued member of this group, I will cite his
> personal instructions to using Gmane:
>
> http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2005/01/14/gmane-mail-to-news.html
took a look. it seems this only hosts gmane groups. looks like it lacks the
diversity of other nntp servers, but a free and stable nntp server is a good
resource. tks
>
>
> > the only thing i
> > managed to do was set up my own newsgroups, but what i really want to do
is
> > download existing newsgroups hosted elsewhere.
>
>
> To set up global newsgroups that are actually syndicated worldwide, the
route
> is far, far more complex [1]. Setting up newsgroup is like installing
phpBB
> or vBulltin for yourself to use. UseNet is an entirely different matter.
>
> [1] http://www.washington.edu/computing/newsgroups/create.html
>
>
> > anybody know how to do this with win2003?
>
>
> I'm afraid not.
>
>
> Hope it helps and good luck,
>
> Roy
>
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