At 01:14 PM 4/22/01 -0700, you wrote:
>There seems to be a new policy making the rounds. I did have a solid
>upstream source from a backbone service for a nominal cost. But they
>implemented a new policy to bar any access by suck servers. When I
>contacted them, they explained that a few clients had used personal
>accounts to do major feeds and then sell access to their servers. When I
>asked why they were blocking all suck feeds rather than the high volume
>sucks, they stopped discussing it and terminated the conversation.
>
>I then went looking for another source of upstream service. In the
>process, I discovered that the only way I can get an upstream service is
>to pay for a full feed! At far more than "nominal" cost! Even tho my
>system normally sucks approximately 120-150mb per day, I'm being faced
>with having to pay $80-250 per month! After checking with more than two
>dozen upstream Usenet providers, I'm stumped.
>
>Does anyone have any recommendations for upstream providers that allow
>small volume suck feeds? I'm more than willing to pay for the access.
>But due to my volume, I see no reason to be paying for a full feed when
>I suck so little! I'm also quite willing to have a cap on my feed and to
>increase my payments if I exceed the capped amount.
>
>Any suggestions?
Last time I checked these two sites had specific options for sucking so see if
either of those fits your needs.
http://www.newszilla.com/isp.htm
http://www.newsfeeds.com
ChrisP.
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