In article <Vi6wr.735287$2R.344847@fx19.am4>, duncan smith <buzz...@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. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list