Adrian Stott wrote... >However, I've just moved from dial-up to broadband, and TalkTalk >hasn't yet managed to get me and its news server talking. > >So I too have been using Google Groups of late. But I find it very >cumbersome compared to news reader software (I use Free Agent). > >So, in case TalkTalk never gets me in touch with its news server, can >anyone recommend another, not-USP-specific, news server I might use to >access URW?
Many ISP's news servers have reputations for being flaky. I have long used individual.net (formerly known as "The Berlin Server") http://news.individual.net which I would unhesitatingly recommend. It costs just 10 euros a year and is very reliable. It also filters out most spam that gets posted to some groups. I like getting something for nothing and don't pay for much on the internet, but I think that this is worth it. There are several free servers available and which I have tried, but they are not always reliable and, in some cases, you can only read the messages but not post replies via the server! -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
