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Anonymous   01-29-2005 at 09:17:32 AM

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AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
"Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much easier to
read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.

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Anonymous   01-29-2005 at 09:17:33 AM
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Sam Ormes wrote:

> AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
> Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
> "Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much
> easier to
> read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.

Just get real newsreader.

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--John
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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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Anonymous   01-29-2005 at 12:35:32 PM
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On 29 Jan 2005 03:17:32 GMT, sormes@aol.com (Sam Ormes) wrote:

:>AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
:>Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
:>"Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much easier to
:>read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.

Actually most of us have already sent AOL a big Thank-You note. :-)

me/2

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Anonymous   01-29-2005 at 09:17:33 AM
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On 29 Jan 2005 03:17:32 GMT, sormes@aol.com (Sam Ormes) wrote:

>AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
>Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
>"Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much easier to
>read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.


U haven't been with AOL long enough.

In the early days, there was a big complaint to AOL. Ask what they
were going to do about it, they said nothing, they are doing the right
thing, 'cuz if they were really doing something bad, (paraphrasing)
the customers would have drop them right there and then, rather than
spending the time complaining!

So good luck with your nasty letters.

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Anonymous   01-29-2005 at 02:27:44 PM
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me/2 wrote:

> On 29 Jan 2005 03:17:32 GMT, sormes@aol.com (Sam Ormes) wrote:
>
> :>AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access
> :>to
> :>Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
> :>"Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much
> :>easier to
> :>read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.
>
> Actually most of us have already sent AOL a big Thank-You note. :-)

Personally I have AOL for just one reason. To keep up to date on it so that
I can support my clients who use AOL. I don't actually _use_ it for much
of anything.

> me/2

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Charlie   01-29-2005 at 01:41:20 PM
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On 29 Jan 2005 03:17:32 GMT, sormes@aol.com (Sam Ormes) wrote:

>AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
>Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
>"Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much easier to
>read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.

Why would anyone be upset with this?
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

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Anonymous   01-29-2005 at 03:43:02 PM
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"Sam Ormes" <sormes@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20050128221732.12925.00000230@mb-m11.aol.com...
> AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
> Newsgroups. Bummer. Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
> "Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much
> easier to
> read and manage. Send AOL a nasty email if this bothers you too.

Just use a real ISP who is cheaper and better.

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