Finding a newserver

I've seen a number of posting in a newsgroup that Comcast has dropped its
newsserver, and Comcast states this at their web site.

I could still get to, say, the Microsoft server by pointing one's favorite
newsreader to msnewsmicrosoft.com, likewise for some other newsservers of
interest.

But how would one then get to the "general" newsgroups in, say, alt.* and
comp.*?

I do not believe that those groups have a home server?

Are there free newsservers for this purpose?

Free and Public Usenet News Servers:
http://freenews.maxbaud.net/

Find a news server at:
http://www.newzbot.com/

Motzarella News Server
http://news.motzarella.org/
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Howard Kaikow" wrote in message
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I've seen a number of posting in a newsgroup that Comcast has dropped its
newsserver, and Comcast states this at their web site.

I could still get to, say, the Microsoft server by pointing one's favorite
newsreader to msnewsmicrosoft.com, likewise for some other newsservers of
interest.

But how would one then get to the "general" newsgroups in, say, alt.* and
comp.*?

I do not believe that those groups have a home server?

Are there free newsservers for this purpose?

[And Comcast is raising its prices, too!]

Start he http://www.newzbot.com/
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Howard Kaikow wrote:
I've seen a number of posting in a newsgroup that Comcast has dropped its
newsserver, and Comcast states this at their web site.

I could still get to, say, the Microsoft server by pointing one's favorite
newsreader to msnewsmicrosoft.com, likewise for some other newsservers of
interest.

But how would one then get to the "general" newsgroups in, say, alt.* and
comp.*?

I do not believe that those groups have a home server?

Are there free newsservers for this purpose?

Thanx.

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:32:06 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

[And Comcast is raising its prices, too!]

Huh? Still $42.95 a month for the standard speed tier, if bundled with TV.
That price hasn't changed in years, despite raising their speeds.

Doesn't help those buying unbundled Internet (Comcast has raised those
prices; but, after all, they *are* in the Cable TV business), or TV (Comcast
has raised TV fees about once a year in the last five years. I haven't
tracked the percentage).

But Internet (when bundled with any TV package) still costs $42.95, as it
has since they only offered 3 Mb/s service. And now users are being upgraded
to 12 mb/s, and 16 mb/s at no extra cost.

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
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[And Comcast is raising its prices, too!]



Also they changed their SMTP port, apparently without telling their users.

http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ...s.ashx?Id=2288

--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS] UK.
http://www.getsafeonline.org/

N. Miller wrote:
On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:32:06 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

[And Comcast is raising its prices, too!]

Huh? Still $42.95 a month for the standard speed tier, if bundled with TV.
That price hasn't changed in years, despite raising their speeds...

Comcast's second pay-TV rate hike in 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
10/21/2008:
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/31521244.html

mac wrote:
[And Comcast is raising its prices, too!]

Also they changed their SMTP port, apparently without telling their
users....

Things quiet in Vista Mail newsgroup right now or...? eg

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...


Things quiet in Vista Mail newsgroup right now or...? eg

Hey, I keep the manky eye on you Dinosaurs over here.

mac

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:46:25 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

N. Miller wrote:
On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:32:06 -0400, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

[And Comcast is raising its prices, too!]

Huh? Still $42.95 a month for the standard speed tier, if bundled with TV.
That price hasn't changed in years, despite raising their speeds...

Comcast's second pay-TV rate hike in 2008 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
10/21/2008:
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/31521244.html

How convenient to not quote the rest of my post:

| Comcast has raised TV fees about once a year in the last five years.

Of course, Comcast never offered NNTP service over TV, only over Internet.

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.