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Subject: Re: EN is very close to shutting down this server....time to discuss, guys...
From: Leo <leo@home.alone>
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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:48:45 GMT
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me@home.org wrote in news:6bt4p4p8e5kvl654r0jt6lld49q8vrjsa3@4ax.com:
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:58:10 GMT, squiggle
> <squiggle@squiggle.squiggle> wrote:
>
>>me@home.org wrote in news:4e94p45cps8ubt9qcbd7k4uqh5g7csq2cc@4ax.com:
>>
>>> We talked about this about a month ago...I suggested a couple of
>>> dead/empty groups to move to, but it ended there.
>>>
>>> Here is a quote from the main Support guy at EN in response to a
>>> customers question regarding when the server (that carries this
>>> group) will be shut down.
>>>
>>> Here is his response:
>>>
>>> "The old server farm is very close to being retired. I should have
>>> more info about this very soon."
>>>
>>> - Uncle Jesse -
>>>
>>> This probably means in a few days, or slightly longer.
>>> Let's start the discussion again.
>>>
>>> For those that haven't been reading our prior posts...EN carries
>>> this group on an old server that will be shut down. Their new server
>>> is not going to carry this group.
>>>
>>> Giganews carries it, but without any binaries, so they are of no
>>> help. That leaves the majority of participants in here...that will
>>> soon have no access.
>>>
>>> What does everyone think?
>>>
>>
>>I think you are right, and thanks for keeping an eye out.
>>
>>A possibility is a.b.t.m (self-explanatory, I think), available on EN,
>>some spam up to Nov last year, last non-spam post Dec last. Comments??
>
> I think we should find an empty group, regardless of what it's called.
> I like the cozy little neighborhood we have in here.
> a.b.t.m. would eventually invite just more spam.
>
> As long as the group has the word 'binaries' in it, Giganews will
> allow binaries.
>
> I have no affection for EN...I have both EN and Giga and will
> eventually pull out of EN, since their new owners are clueless.
> I've really kept it the past few months, because of' this' group.
>
> Who else in here has only EN. If I'm the only one, that makes the
> choice even easier. If others have EN, we have to pick one that they
> are currently allowing on their new servers. (of which 'this' one is
> not.)
>
I only have EN, not from any love or affection, but I have 200+gigs in
my bank and while the beta servers are discounted by 2/3, I'm having
difficulty using it up.
Pega remains empty apart from what I posted there.
Also available (a quick search and excluding any words which may be the
subject of a hobby/info search):
alababa
amazon
apuleus
belfield
chapell
esiso
hexen
ima
kiene
lanfer
rishy
s-c
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