[Arny Krueger]

Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.

http://www.comcast.net/newsgroups/

That's three days from today!

I was checking around to see what the group's Comcast users have jumped to,
and some post properties say that many (like me!) are still using Comcast NG
servers.

[Rob Aries]

I'm hangin' in until the end. Probably will look at motzarella after
that.

In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.

http://www.comcast.net/newsgroups/

That's three days from today!

I was checking around to see what the group's Comcast users have jumped to,
and some post properties say that many (like me!) are still using Comcast NG
servers.

[Arny Krueger]

"Rob Aries" wrote in message

I'm hangin' in until the end. Probably will look at
motzarella after that.

Same service, different name...

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Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.


Some years ago, when I saw various problems with my RoadRunner usenet
server, I signed up with Forte for $3/month. It's been working great.

Most other servers routinely lose 10% of the messages.

forteinc.com

[Arny Krueger]

wrote in message
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Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.


Some years ago, when I saw various problems with my RoadRunner usenet
server, I signed up with Forte for $3/month. It's been working great.

I signed up with giganews, for about twice that.

Most other servers routinely lose 10% of the messages.

I've never seen performance that bad.

Comcast lost a goodly percentage of my posts to a certain moderated
newsgroup and delayed them all about half a day.

Giganews seems to be more timely and more reliable.

Comcast would lock up their news server for a random amount of time, usually
the better part of minute, every time I posted. Giganews provides nearly
instant response.

[Randy Yates]

"Arny Krueger" writes:

wrote in message
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Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.


Some years ago, when I saw various problems with my RoadRunner usenet
server, I signed up with Forte for $3/month. It's been working great.

I signed up with giganews, for about twice that.

Most other servers routinely lose 10% of the messages.

I've never seen performance that bad.

Comcast lost a goodly percentage of my posts to a certain moderated
newsgroup and delayed them all about half a day.

Giganews seems to be more timely and more reliable.

Comcast would lock up their news server for a random amount of time, usually
the better part of minute, every time I posted. Giganews provides nearly
instant response.

I pay $3.95/month for Supernews (text-only newsgroups) and they have
been extremely, extremely reliable, responsive, and friendly. Their
level of service is largely unheard of in this day and age. I highly
recommend them.
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%%% 919-577-9882 %
%%%% % 'Eldorado Overture', *Eldorado*, ELO
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[Nil]

On 24 Oct 2008, "Arny Krueger" wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

Comcast lost a goodly percentage of my posts to a certain
moderated newsgroup and delayed them all about half a day.

Giganews seems to be more timely and more reliable.

Comcast would lock up their news server for a random amount of
time, usually the better part of minute, every time I posted.
Giganews provides nearly instant response.

Comcast IS (er, WAS) Giganews. Comcast did not run their own news
servers, they subcontracted them out to Giganews. All Comcast did was
authenticate your login - any posting, retrieval, administration, etc.
was all Giganews.

[Arny Krueger]

"Nil" wrote in message
...
On 24 Oct 2008, "Arny Krueger" wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

Comcast lost a goodly percentage of my posts to a certain
moderated newsgroup and delayed them all about half a day.

Giganews seems to be more timely and more reliable.

Comcast would lock up their news server for a random amount of
time, usually the better part of minute, every time I posted.
Giganews provides nearly instant response.

Comcast IS (er, WAS) Giganews. Comcast did not run their own news
servers, they subcontracted them out to Giganews. All Comcast did was
authenticate your login - any posting, retrieval, administration, etc.
was all Giganews.

Comcast also managed to screw up Giganews. Now that I'm using Giganews
directly, a lot of ugly slowness went away.

[Nil]

On 26 Oct 2008, "Arny Krueger" wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

Comcast also managed to screw up Giganews. Now that I'm using
Giganews directly, a lot of ugly slowness went away.

Comcast couldn't have done anything to Giganews. Comcast's only
interaction with you was your authentication - after that was done, you
were directly in contact with Giganews's servers. But Comcast often had
problems with their authentication server and they'd go through periods
where my logon would take a long time or be rejected. The problems were
sporadic, at least in the Boston area, like, there would be a bad
stretch every couple of months. They never did really fix it, I guess.
But the rest of the time, I found access to Giganews through Comcast to
be very quick and snappy.

By the way, Comcast's news service seems to still be alive. Someone
mentioned that they changed their plan and aren't going to take it down
for a few more weeks.

[Richard Crowley]

"Arny Krueger" wrote ...
wrote ...
Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.


Some years ago, when I saw various problems with my RoadRunner usenet
server, I signed up with Forte for $3/month. It's been working great.

I signed up with giganews, for about twice that.

And I signed up with individual.net for about half that.

[Eeyore]

Richard Crowley wrote:

"Arny Krueger" wrote ...
wrote ...
Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.


Some years ago, when I saw various problems with my RoadRunner usenet
server, I signed up with Forte for $3/month. It's been working great.

I signed up with giganews, for about twice that.

And I signed up with individual.net for about half that.

They have a good reputation.

Graham

[Steve L.[_3_]]

o you :

I signed up with Forte for $3/month.

aioe.cjb.net
free

[Eeyore]

"Steve L." wrote:

o you :

I signed up with Forte for $3/month.

aioe.cjb.net
free

Daily limit on number of posts and no crossposting.

Astraweb here. The best value for money paid service deal I think there is. Go
for the 'pre-pay'. Seems reliable although the server can occasionally get a
bit sluggish at peak times. Only 3 groups allowed for any message though.

Graham

[Steve King]

wrote in message
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| Just a friendly reminder - Comcast NG support goes away 10/25.
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|
| Some years ago, when I saw various problems with my RoadRunner usenet
| server, I signed up with Forte for $3/month. It's been working great.
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| Most other servers routinely lose 10% of the messages.
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| forteinc.com

I switched from Comcast to news.albasani.net as a result of a recommendation
I read here a few weeks ago. No problems so far and completely free.

Steve King