AOL to cease Usenet access
Correspondent:: krisweir@aol.com (Kris Weir)
Date: 24 Jan 2005 22:54:07 GMT
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Just logged in to alt.slack tonight - to get the following message:
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Important Notice: AOL Newsgroup Service
From early 2005, AOL members will no longer be able to use the Newsgroup
service through AOL. You will however be able to access Usenet newsgroups via
Internet Explorer, or Google at http://groups.google.com/. For AOL
alternatives, go to AOL Keyword: Community.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
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Ho hum, I wonder why?...and with no explanation at all? Sadly, I can imagine
exactly why, but anyone know more - for sure?
Still - Google's OK, but unfortunately about 24 hours out of date, so not quite
the same for getting the Slackees response to earth-shaking events - such as
9-11, where alt.slack's general level of posting was about 1000000% superior to
most other Internet-based comment (most US-based opinion being of the "Nuke
Mecca!" variety.)
Never mind, I'll have the nice moderated world of the AOL "community" to look
forward to instead! A kind of Stepford Usenet...
Nowhere
Now
here
(Alan Spence)
Correspondent:: König Prüß, GfbAEV
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:26:31 GMT
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krisweir wrote:
>
>Just logged in to alt.slack tonight - to get the following message:
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>Important Notice: AOL Newsgroup Service
>
>From early 2005, AOL members will no longer be able to use the Newsgroup
>service through AOL. You will however be able to access Usenet newsgroups via
>Internet Explorer, or Google at http://groups.google.com/. For AOL
>alternatives, go to AOL Keyword: Community.
>
>We are sorry for any inconvenience.
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>-----------------------------------
>
>Ho hum, I wonder why?...and with no explanation at all? Sadly, I can imagine
>exactly why, but anyone know more - for sure?
>
>Still - Google's OK, but unfortunately about 24 hours out of date, so not quite
>the same for getting the Slackees response to earth-shaking events - such as
>9-11, where alt.slack's general level of posting was about 1000000% superior to
>most other Internet-based comment (most US-based opinion being of the "Nuke
>Mecca!" variety.)
>
>Never mind, I'll have the nice moderated world of the AOL "community" to look
>forward to instead! A kind of Stepford Usenet...
>
> Nowhere
> Now
> here
>
> (Alan Spence)
AOL is downsizing. Henceforth, they will be running
all operations out of a pay phone booth.
Correspondent:: "Rev. Richard Skull"
Date: 24 Jan 2005 15:41:13 -0800
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all operations out of a pay phone booth.>>
Might be an improvement.
I hope to move up to DSL by years end.
Whow! Now I will be able to watch Porn!
Correspondent:: Rev. Beergoggles
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:49:43 -0600
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a million monkeys or Rev. Richard Skull typed in alt.slack:
> <
> all operations out of a pay phone booth.>>
>
> Might be an improvement.
>
> I hope to move up to DSL by years end.
> Whow! Now I will be able to watch Porn!
There is still pr0n for dialup.
http://www.asciipr0n.com/
--
rbg
"Low self esteem: the leading cause of relationships gone bad"
Correspondent:: Artemia Salina
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:38:13 -0500
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:41:13 -0800, Rev. Richard Skull wrote:
> I hope to move up to DSL by years end.
> Whow! Now I will be able to watch Porn!
And with DSL being fast on the download
but slow on the upload, the porn won't be
able to watch YOU.
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Correspondent:: "«BONEHEAD>>"
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:37:05 GMT
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"Rev. Richard Skull" wrote in message
news:1106610073.710983.122000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> <
> all operations out of a pay phone booth.>>
>
> Might be an improvement.
>
> I hope to move up to DSL by years end.
> Whow! Now I will be able to watch Porn!
For what you pay for AOHELL, why would the switch to
DSL be such a significant difference...
AOHELL 19.95
DSL 26.95
rent 2 less pron vids a month and download them instead...
plus you can download from such wonderful newsfroups as
a.b.s. and not have to wait....
--
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein
Correspondent:: "SMART CARPET RESTORATION"
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:53:08 -0800
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DSL is more like $40 with the new taxes recovery fees added in.
"«BONEHEAD>>" wrote in message
news:R7FJd.22034$by5.4498@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
| For what you pay for AOHELL, why would the switch to
| DSL be such a significant difference...
| AOHELL 19.95
| DSL 26.95
| rent 2 less pron vids a month and download them instead...
|
| plus you can download from such wonderful newsfroups as
| a.b.s. and not have to wait....
Correspondent:: "«BONEHEAD>>"
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:50:10 GMT
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"SMART CARPET RESTORATION" wrote in message
news:35olvuF4r99s6U1@individual.net...
> DSL is more like $40 with the new taxes recovery fees added in.
Bummer, I got a lock on $26.95...
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"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein
Correspondent:: "nu-monet v7.0"
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:06:16 -0700
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Kris Weir wrote:
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> Important Notice: AOL Newsgroup Service
>
> From early 2005, AOL members will no longer be able
> to use the Newsgroup service through AOL.
Time-Warner has come to the conclusion that AOL is
a money-sucking parasite. They were about the last
people around to make the realization, but they have
decided to whither it away.
Maybe spin it off to somebody willing to reduce the
quality of everything it does, sort of like what
happened to Prodigy.
But this is just the first of an endless stream of
discontinued serices they will no longer offer.
They'll probably start jacking up rates, too. And
charging for everything, like the banks.
--
I don't know what you're talking about.
I've never met you before in my life.
That story sounds like utter bullshit.
I wasn't there and it wasn't me.
I am *not* in denial. Shut up.
--nu-monet
Correspondent:: Zapanaz
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:52:00 -0800
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ME TOO
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Warning: The attorney general has determined that although being drunk
and stupid and religious and using a shotgun may be a bad idea, it's
still very patriotic, and all you God-fearing Republicans ought to
give it a try.
Correspondent:: Artemia Salina
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:35:04 -0500
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:54:07 +0000, Kris Weir wrote:
>
> Just logged in to alt.slack tonight - to get the following message:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Important Notice: AOL Newsgroup Service
>
> From early 2005, AOL members will no longer be able to use the Newsgroup
> service through AOL.
HAHAH! I TROLLED U!!
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