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On May 26, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> wrote:

> In article <Vi6wr.735287$2R.344847 at fx19.am4>,
> duncan smith <buzzard at urubu.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 25/05/12 23:38, Jon Clements wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> Normally use Google Groups but it's becoming absolutely frustrating - not 
>>> only has the interface changed to be frankly impractical, the posts are 
>>> somewhat random of what appears, is posted and whatnot. (Ironically posted 
>>> from GG)
>>> 
>>> Is there a server out there where I can get my news groups?
>> 
>> If you don't mind paying a small fee there are several companies 
>> providing usenet access such as http://www.newsdemon.com. (I didn't have 
>> much joy trying to track down a reliable free service, so now I pay a 
>> few pounds a year.)
>> 
>> Duncan
> 
> I use panix.com.  For $100/year, I get mail, news, and unix shell 
> access.  By some measures, it's an expensive way to get mail access, but 
> I'd much rather give Panix $100 than take advantage of any of the free 
> mail services who does who-knows-what with my mail.  Not to mention that 
> I get access to such private newsgroups as panix.nytel.abuse.
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