Re: Bummer...RR to discontinue newgroup service

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:19:20 -0500, oldhickory wrote:

> I don't hit the home page often but had to empty a mailbox, and saw
this:
> 
> As of June 23, 2008, Road Runner will no longer offer Newsgroups,
however 
> users can subscribe on their own to third party News providers.
> Why is Road Runner discontinuing their own Newsgroups service?
> Due to low subscriber usage Road Runner has decided to discontinue 
> Newsgroups service as of June 23, 2008.
> 
> If I still want a news service, what can I do?
> Subscribers can choose to use a third party service and purchase on
their 
> own through that service. There are many providers with offerings, as an

> example here are several providers:
> 
>   a.. Easynews
>   b.. Newshosting
>   c.. UsenetServer
> When is the last day that Road Runner Newsgroups service will be
available?
> Newsgroups service will cease on June 23, 2008. 5/2008 4:55 PM

Freaking fantastic.  Maybe it's time I ditched RR and got a
different provider.  The only thing with that is I'd have to get a
phone line.

Of course, there's always Grande...

d