Re: Bummer...RR to discontinue newgroup service

<follow-ups appropriately redirected AGAIN>

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:32:33 -0600, "Bob" <bobwhite@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
>"Sqwertz" <swertz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>news:170608.053629ag+af2.834@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Mr Clean <mrclean@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>It appears to me to be a case of the government hurts everyone 
>because of the actions of a few, and that they need to protect us 
>rather than allow us to protect ourselves.   One more freedom lost. 
>We will wake up someday and realize that one small freedom loss 
>after another has resulted in no more freedom for anyone, and we 
>will ask, "What happened?".

More FUD...

Once again, the RR decision had exactly NOTHING to do with the Cuomo
agreement or kiddie **** or censor****p in any way, shape or form and
everything to do with the COST of outsourcing Usenet access. But, other
than
that...