| Re: EN is very close to shutting down this server....time to discuss, guys... |
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| me (me@home.org) |
2009/02/12 00:38 |
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:48:45 GMT, Leo <leo@home.alone> wrote:
>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
I originally suggested Pega months back.
But someone checked and said it wasn't on the new EN server (I haven't
checked since)
Like I said, I really don't care what it is, as long as we decide
soon.
I understand your feeling with EN...I have 300 gigs to use up, and I'm
going to soon with some Blu-Ray stuff. That will suck it down to 0 in
no time.
My original post had a stupid typo. a.b.ctb was my original choice.
It's on the new EN server, and also carried by Giganews.
We just have to make sure that it includes the word 'binaries'.
Otherwise, I don't care which one we pick.
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