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From: Peter on 13 May 2010 19:17
"Bob Williams" <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote in message
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> tony cooper wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 May 2010 16:49:35 -0700, Bob Williams
>> <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> tnom(a)mucks.net wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 10 May 2010 23:50:54 -0700, Bob Williams
>>>> <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My ISP (COX.net) has notified me that on June 30, 2010, they will
>>>>> discontinue usenet service.........Bummer!
>>>>> What newsgroup service do you guys suggest I subscribe to?
>>>>> I want to obtain not only regular newsgroups such as this one but also
>>>>> BINARY newsgroups (groups that transmit text AND images?)
>>>>> I live in Southern California USA.
>>>>> Bob Williams
>>>> You get what you pay for. Free Usenet servers can be useful but
>>>> they don't compare to a paid service. Giganews can't be beat if you
>>>> don't mind the monthly bill.
>>>
>>> COX.net, my ISP suggested Giganews but they are the most expensive
>>> usenet server on the planet (29.99 / Mo. for their premium plan.)!!!
>>> They do have some less expensive plans for more casual users like me
>>> Anybody here use (or know about) Giganews' PEARL or JADE Plans?
>>> Bob
>>
>> Good Lord! $30 a month to read this? I use
>> http://news.individual.net/ and have for years. It's about $12 a
>> year. Never had a problem with it. Not once.
>
> The price is right .....BUT.....It does not support BINARY groups. :-(

As I said earlier. Try shared-secrets. It has a good retention policy and
supports binary. The owner Rob is a really good guy.

--
Peter

From: Bob Williams on 14 May 2010 03:28
Bob Williams wrote:
> My ISP (COX.net) has notified me that on June 30, 2010, they will
> discontinue usenet service.........Bummer!
> What newsgroup service do you guys suggest I subscribe to?
> I want to obtain not only regular newsgroups such as this one but also
> BINARY newsgroups (groups that transmit text AND images?)
> I live in Southern California USA.
> Bob Williams



Thanks to everyone.
I got a lot of good suggestions from all of you.
I found most of the suggested newsgroups reviewed at this site.
See: http://www.usenet-newsgroup.net/
I think I'll accept some of the free trials and see which ones works
best for me.
Bob Williams
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