Time is limited for AOL'ers

[TYNK 7]

Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened. = /
Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.

[Eric Schreiber]

TYNK 7 wrote:

> Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to
> these newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
> So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what
> happened. = / Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't
> telling.

While AOL may not be offering the groups any more, that shouldn't stop
you from using some third party provider (Giganews, Google, etc) for
your news access. Unless AOL are going to be serious buttheads about it.

--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

[humBill]

It's been a while since I messed with that stuff, and I've never had AOL,
but couldn't you just get a regular news agent like Free Agent and still be
participating here?
Bill

"TYNK 7" > wrote in message
...
> Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
> newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
> So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened.
> = /
> Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.

[kev]

On 24 Jan 2005, the world was enlightened by TYNK 7's opinion about...

> Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to
> these newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".

Another reason not to use AOL ;)

> So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what
> happened. = / Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't
> telling.
>

news.individual.net is a free usenet server. Just sign up for a username
& password. The downside is that it doesn't carry binaries which means
no access to alt.binaries.aquaria.

Instructions can be found here on how to sign up:

http://www.individual.net

Now all you have to do is to pick a newsreader.


HTH,

kev

--
Civilization.

An organized system of alternatives to the stone age - CJCherryh

[Tom Randy]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:50:07 +0000, TYNK 7 wrote:

> Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
> newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
> So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened. = /
> Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.


I understand this is a hoax.

[ToeKnee]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:40:00 GMT, Tom Randy >
wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:50:07 +0000, TYNK 7 wrote:
>
>> Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
>> newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
>> So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened. = /
>> Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.
>
>
>I understand this is a hoax.


Indeed, and one that has been running around since I first went to
work for AOL in 94.

TYNK.... how were you notified? Pop-up or email? If it is an official
AOL email it will have a BLUE envelope icon.

I just checked a number of AOL accounts and do not have any indication
of that.




--Tony

[Margolis]

time to move on to a REAL isp now ;op

--

Margolis
http://web.archive.org/web/20030215212142/http://www.agqx.org/faqs/AGQ2FAQ.htm
http://www.unrealtower.org/faq

[ToeKnee]

On 24 Jan 2005 20:50:07 GMT, (TYNK 7) wrote:

>Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
>newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
>So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened. = /
>Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.

Well I'll be a sock puppet...

"BetaNews is reporting that AOL is about to terminate Usenet access
for its users."

http://www.betanews.com/article/AOL_Pulls_Plug_on_Newsgroup_Service/1106664611






--Tony

[Tom Randy]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:40:00 +0000, Tom Randy wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:50:07 +0000, TYNK 7 wrote:
>
>> Well anyone that has AOL just got a notice saying that our access to these
>> newsgroups will be cut off in "early 05".
>> So if any of us from AOL just up and disappear....you know what happened. = /
>> Only AOL knows how long we still have, and they aren't telling.
>
>
> I understand this is a hoax.


Follow up...apparently it's NOT a hoax!