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Old June 21st 08, 05:26 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
John Smith John Smith is offline
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Default BIG Brothers' attack on USENET--i.e. our forum here ...

Robert Smits wrote:



No, thanks. Yahoo groups are NOT the same as Usenet or a reasonable
substitute for international newsgroups with nntp feeds. A better
alternative at the moment are alternate newsfeeds like giganews.


--
Bob Smits, Ladysmith, BC

"What a wonder is USENET; such wholesale production of conjecture from such
a trifling investment in fact." -- Carl S. Gutekunst


Well said.

However the low bandwidth requirements of newsgroups should be included
in any decent ISPs' services, IMHO.

Regards,
JS