Re: Public Access NNTP server?

Lani Teshima (lani@lava.net)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 06:38:06 -1000 (HST)

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>At 11:12 PM 10/12/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>>I'm having some problems with my primary news server with my ISP.
>>
On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Angela Boyko wrote:
>You could try http://www.talkway.com - it pretends to be a big virtual
>community, with lots of buzzwords, and "friendly" names instead of Usenet
>names like alt.fan.harrison-ford (you can choose Usenet names).
>I find it slow and annoying myself, and some of the "friendly" names are
>incorrect.

I've never approved of ISPs changing usenet names to make them more
user-friendly. I know alt.sex.bondage readers many years ago was in a real
ruckus because AOL arbitrarily decided to call ASB "For people who like
S&M," which isn't accurate. Not to mention the fact that readers are
maintained in the dark about usenet structure and hierarchy, and the logic
behind the naming convention.

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