| 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 21:58 |
On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:48:54 -0500, NP-f31 wrote:
>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
>NP-f31
but it will not be available on EN once this old server goes down.
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