Seems like the patronage on this group is going down.
I know that the Google updates are extremely slow,
which is irritable and doesn't encourage posting.
Shouldn't we change the site of antenna conversations
before it goes downhill all together ?
There must be a place to post that is updated more
quickly than once or twice a day ( snail mail equivalent)
to keep interest going.
Just a thought
Art

Art, teach me something. I subscribed to the NG r.r.a.a directly.

How does Google get into the act? What does Google do to contribute to
the NG files or distribution? What am I missing?

Deacon Dave, W1MCE


Art Unwin KB9MZ wrote:

Seems like the patronage on this group is going down.
I know that the Google updates are extremely slow,
which is irritable and doesn't encourage posting.
Shouldn't we change the site of antenna conversations
before it goes downhill all together ?
There must be a place to post that is updated more
quickly than once or twice a day ( snail mail equivalent)
to keep interest going.
Just a thought
Art

Seems like the patronage on this group is going down.
I know that the Google updates are extremely slow,
which is irritable and doesn't encourage posting.

Don't confuse Google with the underlying newsgroup. The actual
net-news propagation is quite rapid.

Shouldn't we change the site of antenna conversations
before it goes downhill all together ?

Why bother? The slowness you are observing is almost certainly an
artifact of the specific site/service you're using to post and read,
and doesn't indicate problems with the underlying (distributed,
world-wide, and very functional) USENET news distribution system itself.

There must be a place to post that is updated more
quickly than once or twice a day ( snail mail equivalent)
to keep interest going.

I see new articles pop up in this newsgroup several times per hour.

You can get higher-quality access to this newsgroup by signing up for
an account with a site which provides direct NNTP-based access. The
one my employer uses is SuperNews (www.supernews.com) - they have both
personal, and corporate accounts. You can download suitable
reading/posting software (e.g. Free Agent) from their site.

There are also some sites which offer no-cost NNTP access to USENET -
try www.teranews.com, www.eastbaytech.com,
http://www.free-newsservers.com, or try a Google search for "free NNTP
accounts"

--
Dave Platt AE6EO
Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

On 30 Nov 2003 15:13:01 -0800, (Art Unwin KB9MZ)
wrote:

Seems like the patronage on this group is going down.
I know that the Google updates are extremely slow,
which is irritable and doesn't encourage posting.
Shouldn't we change the site of antenna conversations
before it goes downhill all together ?
There must be a place to post that is updated more
quickly than once or twice a day ( snail mail equivalent)
to keep interest going.
Just a thought
Art

My ISP, which charges all of $20 monthly, has its own newsgroup
computers, and I access them directly with my newsreader, Forte Agent,
which, by the way, is an excellent reader (see the Forte web site). I
get updates all day & night long.

We're posting our stuff in the right place -- you might consider an
alternative to getting your newsgroup stuff off of the Web-based
Google, which, from what you say, is ponderous.

Look in your locality for an ISP with its own newsgroup computer(s).

Bob
k5qwg

Art Unwin KB9MZ wrote:

Seems like the patronage on this group is going down.
I know that the Google updates are extremely slow,
which is irritable and doesn't encourage posting.
Shouldn't we change the site of antenna conversations
before it goes downhill all together ?
There must be a place to post that is updated more
quickly than once or twice a day ( snail mail equivalent)
to keep interest going.
Just a thought
Art

Art, my ISP subscribes to newsfeeds.com so I have internet and
newsgroup access for $8/mo. For an additional $6/mo, I have access
to the newsgroups through the GED computer where I work. Google
is good for archives but not so good for real-time newsgroup access.
Take a look at http://www.newsfeeds.com and see what you think.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

Cecil Moore wrote:
Take a look at http://www.newsfeeds.com and see what you think.

The $6/mo service is at http://www.usenet-access.com/
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

Cecil Moore wrote in message ...
Cecil Moore wrote:
Take a look at http://www.newsfeeds.com and see what you think.

The $6/mo service is at http://www.usenet-access.com/

Well thanks everybody, I obviously have to get away from Google
so I can be up to date. I now have something to follow up with the
sites suggested as well as a check with my server to see what they
have to offer
( I assume that my server is the isp referred to by posters)
Regards
Art

On 1 Dec 2003 17:09:03 -0800, (Art Unwin KB9MZ)
wrote:
( I assume that my server is the isp referred to by posters)
Regards
Art

Hi Art,

That's what the s in isp stands for.

Go to:
http://help.insightbb.com/general/settings.html
or, if you really want to take your life in your hands:
http://help.insightbb.com/outlook/ne..._accounts.html
because using Outlook Express without knowing the security issues is
like inviting the world to #$&% you.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC