Re: NNTP servers

Hi Jason,

> My ISP recently decided that USENET access was not necessary
> because it was an "outdated" technology. They very considerately
> pointed out that I could use Google Groups instead. Thanks!

Unfortunately, more and more of them are doing this :-(

> Now I am looking for an alternative server, besides gname, that
> is free and supports posting. I found a few sites that list them,
> but the servers seem to only work for a while then I cannnot log
> on. Anyone know of a server that fit the bill?

news.individual.net is not free, but pretty close and ultra-reliable.
I never had access issues in the many years I used them.  If you
want totally free, look at news.readfreenews.net or news.sunsite.dk

> Also where can you download slrnpull. I did not see it on slrn's
> site, but maybe I was just overlooking it.

If you're going to build your own slrn, slrnpull is in the main
source tarball.  If you're looking for a pre-made binary, I can't
help you because I always roll my own.

/rudy


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