On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:36:41 GMT, me@home.org wrote:
>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 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 some Blu-Ray stuff. That will suck it down to 0 in no
>time.
>We just have to make sure that it includes the word 'binaries'.
>Otherwise, I don't care which one we pick.
>
>My original post had a stupid typo. a.b.c
FYI-
Pega is now on Astraweb and quite empty.
Doc
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