Re: ISP Wanted
On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 14:19:07 -0600, "Lou" <louisr@copper.net> wrote:
> I know this is not the right newsgroup to ask this question, but my ISP will
> no longer provide me access to newsnet newsgroups.
> I need a low cost ISP that provides access to newsnet newsgroups.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Note three things:
1. Hardly any ISPs are available all the over the world. Some are
national, some are local to a particular city, etc. So someone else's
recommendation may be of no use to you at all.
2. Although newsgroups are available through many ISPs, newsgroups are
also available separately. You can subscribe to a newsgroup service
that has nothing to do with your ISP. Some excellent one are available
on a pay basis, such as supernews (
http://www.supernews.com), others,
which may carry fewer newsgroups or impose other limitations, are
free. A Google search can provide you with many choices. So although
changing ISPs may be a choice for you, it's not the only choice and
you should investigate the alternatives.
3. These Microsoft newsgroups are all available for free on the
Microsoft news server msnews.microsoft.com, which is the *best* place
to get them, even your ISP's news server also carries them. And just
in case you're not aware of it, Outlook Express, which I see you are
using, lets you easily use multiple news servers.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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