new provider and newsgroups

In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I might
sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to Newsgroup
via Outlook Express.

Since I want to regularly access Newsgroups and don't want the inconvenience
of accessing Newsgroups through Google; is there a reasonably priced and
easy way for me to get to the Newsgroups using this new provider please. I
phoned up the technical line and they said to use RSS feeds, I did a search
on this but it doesn't seem to me to connect in any way with Newsgroups as
far as I can see. Thanks for any advice.

johngood_____ wrote
on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:30:10 GMT in message
<SrIOj.93844$(E-Mail Removed)>:

>In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I might
>sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to Newsgroup
>via Outlook Express.
>
>Since I want to regularly access Newsgroups and don't want the inconvenience
>of accessing Newsgroups through Google; is there a reasonably priced and
>easy way for me to get to the Newsgroups using this new provider please. I
>phoned up the technical line and they said to use RSS feeds, I did a search
>on this but it doesn't seem to me to connect in any way with Newsgroups as
>far as I can see. Thanks for any advice.
>
>


For text only:

Free:

news.motzarella.org

news.albasani.net

Are two and have been reliable all the time I've used them.

Then there's news.individual.net for ¤10 (Ten Euro) per year. When I used
them in the past, they were reliable.

For binaries, afraid someone else will have to answer there.

--
Preston, Wigan, Blackpool, Camden, Dalston,
Enfield and Haringey Virgin Media Broadband users
You're only getting a fraction of what you pay for!

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:30:10 UTC, "johngood_____" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I might
> sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to Newsgroup
> via Outlook Express.
>
> Since I want to regularly access Newsgroups and don't want the inconvenience
> of accessing Newsgroups through Google; is there a reasonably priced and
> easy way for me to get to the Newsgroups using this new provider please. I
> phoned up the technical line and they said to use RSS feeds, I did a search
> on this but it doesn't seem to me to connect in any way with Newsgroups as
> far as I can see. Thanks for any advice.

news.individual.net

Frankly, if this new provider thinks RSS feeds are a viable alternative,
I wouldn't use them!

--
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to give concise answers, express reasoned argument or opinion.
Usually accompanied by silly noises and gestures - incurable, early
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"johngood_____" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:SrIOj.93844$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I
> might
> sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to
> Newsgroup
> via Outlook Express.
>
> Since I want to regularly access Newsgroups and don't want the
> inconvenience
> of accessing Newsgroups through Google; is there a reasonably priced and
> easy way for me to get to the Newsgroups using this new provider please. I
> phoned up the technical line and they said to use RSS feeds, I did a
> search
> on this but it doesn't seem to me to connect in any way with Newsgroups as
> far as I can see. Thanks for any advice.
>


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

Find a news server at:
http://www.newzbot.com/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP

johngood_____ wrote:
> In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I might
> sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to Newsgroup
> via Outlook Express.

Newsgroups is not a profitable business for ISP's. It's better to
access NG directly using a good NG reader like Thunderbird or whatever
or even browsing Google Groups.

"johngood_____" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:SrIOj.93844$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I
> might
> sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to
> Newsgroup
> via Outlook Express.
>
> Since I want to regularly access Newsgroups and don't want the
> inconvenience
> of accessing Newsgroups through Google; is there a reasonably priced and
> easy way for me to get to the Newsgroups using this new provider please. I
> phoned up the technical line and they said to use RSS feeds, I did a
> search
> on this but it doesn't seem to me to connect in any way with Newsgroups as
> far as I can see. Thanks for any advice.


I have been very satisfied with the free one I am using.
http://news.motzarella.org/RegisterNewsAccount.php

<hint>
They do however impose a limit on the number of groups
a you can x-post to, so it might not be ideal for you .
<\hint>
--
Graham

%Profound_observation%

{{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote:
> johngood_____ wrote
> on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:30:10 GMT in message
> <SrIOj.93844$(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>> In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that
>> I might sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide
>> access to Newsgroup via Outlook Express.
>>
>> Since I want to regularly access Newsgroups and don't want the
>> inconvenience of accessing Newsgroups through Google; is there a
>> reasonably priced and easy way for me to get to the Newsgroups using
>> this new provider please. I phoned up the technical line and they
>> said to use RSS feeds, I did a search on this but it doesn't seem to
>> me to connect in any way with Newsgroups as far as I can see. Thanks
>> for any advice.
>>
>>
>
>
> For text only:
>
> Free:
>
> news.motzarella.org
>
> news.albasani.net
>
> Are two and have been reliable all the time I've used them.
>
> Then there's news.individual.net for ¤10 (Ten Euro) per year. When I
> used them in the past, they were reliable.
>
> For binaries, afraid someone else will have to answer there.

Hey, Welcome - can you please explain your sig in a bit more detail? I live
in Preston and I'm on BT Internet (or whatever they're calling themselves
this week) but a neighbour four doors down is on Virgin cable, so I'm
curious now.

John

>
> For text only:
>
> Free:
>
> news.motzarella.org
>
> news.albasani.net
>
> Are two and have been reliable all the time I've used them.
>
> Then there's news.individual.net for ¤10 (Ten Euro) per year. When I used
> them in the past, they were reliable.
>
> For binaries, afraid someone else will have to answer there.


I concur - I'm on Sky, which doesn't have any usenet access, and I'm now
using motzarella with OE, which works fine for text. I subscribe to
EasyNews for binaries - been with them for years, cheap and reliable.

Barb UK

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:58:21 UTC, George <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> johngood_____ wrote:
> > In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I might
> > sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to Newsgroup
> > via Outlook Express.
>
> Newsgroups is not a profitable business for ISP's. It's better to
> access NG directly using a good NG reader like Thunderbird or whatever
> or even browsing Google Groups.

What do you mean 'directly'? You still need to find a server...
--
[ 7'ism - a condition by which the sufferer experiences an inability
to give concise answers, express reasoned argument or opinion.
Usually accompanied by silly noises and gestures - incurable, early
euthanasia recommended. ]

johngood_____ wrote:
>
> In looking around for another ISP, I've found one that I think that I might
> sign up with. But they tell me that they do not provide access to Newsgroup
> via Outlook Express.

Although there are loads of different e-mail clients, many of them free and
Outlook Express is not everybody's cuppa, OE is fairly standard and commonly
used. Sounds to me like some misunderstanding of what the ISP has told you.
I can't see why they should object to Outlook Express in particular. Here,
I'm using Netscape Messenger.