Re: For better service, Verizon is cutting off Usenet as of September 30.

Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

For better service, Verizon is cutting off Usenet as of
September 30.

Of course, they are not reducing their rates for Internet
service. What they actually said is that they are not raising
their rates for this decrease in service. They cut off service
to all but the Big 8 some time ago, and they did not reduce
their rates for that either.

Now the question is, is it worth my money to get a Supernews
(or other Usenet) account? As the years have gone by since I
first used net news and then Usenet, the Signal-to-Noise ratio
has continually decreased until now it is mostly trolls and
spammers.

So is it worth an additional monthly fee to me to get Usenet
access? I lost access to alt.pinups and alt.linux.redhat in
the previous reduction in service. Now I lose access to Sidney
Lamb's informative posts.

I suppose there are other Verizon subscribers out there. What
are they proposing to do October 1?

I think you should find something else to do with your time.
I am sick of your arrogance and ignorance.

Try taking some computer science courses at the local
community college and you might become 1/2 as good as
you want people to believe you are now.

Sid


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