comcast strikes again....

[Tom Buskey]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Steven W. Orr <steveo at syslang.net> wrote:

> On Monday, Sep 22nd 2008 at 09:59 -0000, quoth Pete Snider:
>
> =>comcast is doing it again, they're dropping usenet.  I saw the notice
> =>on slashdot.com,  below is the announcement and the link:
> =>
> =>http://www.comcast.net/newsgroups/?cookieattempt=1
> =>
> =>The Comcast Newsgroups service has been discontinued.
> =>
> =>We apologize for any inconvenience.
> =>
> =>If you have already signed up for Comcast Newsgroups, please be aware
> =>that this service will be discontinued on
> =>
> =>10/25/2008
>
> So much for a.s.p
>
> I'm on RCN and they got rid of it a couple of years ago.
>

Verizon/FiOS dropped alt.* awhile ago to comply with the NY Govenor's
request.

alt.folklore.computers was nice.

newsgroups are going to fade.  RSS feeds are more widely used by most
internet users and do not require ISPs to have lots of local storage.

I'm surprised they've stayed around this long.
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