In article <[email protected]>, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:
>Doug Miller wrote:
>
>>
>> Which ISPs would those be?
>>
>> I'm aware that a handful of the larger ISPs have dropped alt.binaries.*, but
>> I'm unaware of any that have dropped the entire alt-dot hiercarchy or are
>> actually *blocking* access to it.
>
>Verizon has dropped the entire alt. hierarchy. The now only provide
>access to the "Big 8" (comp.; humanities.; misc.; news.; rec.; sci.;
>soc. & talk.)
>
Wow, didn't know that. Glad I don't have Verizon...
KIMOSABE wrote:
> In some messages people make references like "Have a look in the news
> group alt.binaries.pictures.furniture."
>
> Just using that as an url doesn't work.
>
> Can someone post a complete link that would get me there?
Nope. You can't get there from where you are - you'd need to use a news
server that provides access to binaries groups.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
In article <[email protected]>, "Gary K" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Phil Again wrote:
>>>
>>> Be aware, some ISP s are now blocking the entire alt.*.*
>>> newsgroups.
>>> This includes all alt.binaries.pictures
>>
>> No, they are not. They have deleted those groups fron their servers,
>> but they are not "blocking" them.
>>
>
>I understand that "picking nits" is good sport on the net, However, in this
>case, I see no point in the distinction
The point is that even if your ISP has dropped the groups, you can still read
and post in those groups by using *your* ISP to access some *other*
newsserver that still carries them. Thus, your ISP is not blocking them; it
simply no longer provides them.
"J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Phil Again wrote:
>>
>> Be aware, some ISP s are now blocking the entire alt.*.*
>> newsgroups.
>> This includes all alt.binaries.pictures
>
> No, they are not. They have deleted those groups fron their servers,
> but they are not "blocking" them.
>
I understand that "picking nits" is good sport on the net, However, in this
case, I see no point in the distinction
There! Now **I've** picked a nit, too. ;-)
Gary K
Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Phil Again <notwantspam_@_1-2-3-4.nospam> wrote:
>> On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:51:46 -0800, KIMOSABE wrote:
>>
>>> In some messages people make references like "Have a look in the news
>>> group alt.binaries.pictures.furniture."
>>>
>>> Just using that as an url doesn't work.
>>>
>>> Can someone post a complete link that would get me there?
>>>
>>> Thanx in advance
>> Be aware, some ISP s are now blocking the entire alt.*.* newsgroups.
>> This includes all alt.binaries.pictures
>>
> Which ISPs would those be?
>
> I'm aware that a handful of the larger ISPs have dropped alt.binaries.*, but
> I'm unaware of any that have dropped the entire alt-dot hiercarchy or are
> actually *blocking* access to it.
Verizon has dropped all but the big 8.
[email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> In article <[email protected]>, Nova
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Doug Miller wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Which ISPs would those be?
>>>
>>> I'm aware that a handful of the larger ISPs have dropped
>>> alt.binaries.*, but I'm unaware of any that have dropped the entire
>>> alt-dot hiercarchy or are actually *blocking* access to it.
>>
>>Verizon has dropped the entire alt. hierarchy. The now only provide
>>access to the "Big 8" (comp.; humanities.; misc.; news.; rec.; sci.;
>>soc. & talk.)
>>
> Wow, didn't know that. Glad I don't have Verizon...
>
Actually, the pipe provided by Verizon FOS is pretty good. My triple
play package (their basic TV, nationwide phone w/ voicemail, caller ID,
and 20/5Mbps internet) costs me ~$120/mo including 2 standard def STB's.
However, I do not really use their email, and definitely not their
webspace or their webportal stuff. I have an Astraweb "subscription" for
newsgroups not covered by Verizon - $10 for 25 GB of downloads which I
still used about 1 (one) GB of since June.
It's the pipe that counts, the rest is fluff.
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
You can find them on the web using the usenet replayer site.
Here's the link:
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/groups/alt.binaries.pictures.furniture.html
P.S. you can hit the alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking site also through the
replayer. That's where most of us post stuff.
"KIMOSABE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:4feb8b21-a664-4b62-adc3-270dc8e5bc69@i20g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> In some messages people make references like "Have a look in the news
> group alt.binaries.pictures.furniture."
>
> Just using that as an url doesn't work.
>
> Can someone post a complete link that would get me there?
>
> Thanx in advance
Phil Again wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:51:46 -0800, KIMOSABE wrote:
>
>> In some messages people make references like "Have a look in the
>> news
>> group alt.binaries.pictures.furniture."
>>
>> Just using that as an url doesn't work.
>>
>> Can someone post a complete link that would get me there?
>>
>> Thanx in advance
>
> Be aware, some ISP s are now blocking the entire alt.*.*
> newsgroups.
> This includes all alt.binaries.pictures
No, they are not. They have deleted those groups fron their servers,
but they are not "blocking" them.
--
--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:51:46 -0800, KIMOSABE wrote:
> In some messages people make references like "Have a look in the news
> group alt.binaries.pictures.furniture."
>
> Just using that as an url doesn't work.
>
> Can someone post a complete link that would get me there?
>
> Thanx in advance
Be aware, some ISP s are now blocking the entire alt.*.* newsgroups.
This includes all alt.binaries.pictures
In article <[email protected]>, Phil Again <notwantspam_@_1-2-3-4.nospam> wrote:
>On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:51:46 -0800, KIMOSABE wrote:
>
>> In some messages people make references like "Have a look in the news
>> group alt.binaries.pictures.furniture."
>>
>> Just using that as an url doesn't work.
>>
>> Can someone post a complete link that would get me there?
>>
>> Thanx in advance
>
>Be aware, some ISP s are now blocking the entire alt.*.* newsgroups.
>This includes all alt.binaries.pictures
>
Which ISPs would those be?
I'm aware that a handful of the larger ISPs have dropped alt.binaries.*, but
I'm unaware of any that have dropped the entire alt-dot hiercarchy or are
actually *blocking* access to it.
Doug Miller wrote:
>
> Which ISPs would those be?
>
> I'm aware that a handful of the larger ISPs have dropped alt.binaries.*, but
> I'm unaware of any that have dropped the entire alt-dot hiercarchy or are
> actually *blocking* access to it.
Verizon has dropped the entire alt. hierarchy. The now only provide
access to the "Big 8" (comp.; humanities.; misc.; news.; rec.; sci.;
soc. & talk.)
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]