This is the message you get when you go to Keyword: Newsgroups

"Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early
2005.

For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be
able to access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed
connection, you can contact your broadband provider to see if they
offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup services can often be accessed through a
third party reader, such as Mozilla Thunderbird
(http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).

Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
http://groups.google.com/.

We apologize for this inconvenience."

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AOL usenet users should all send complaint feedback messages to AOL about
this. If enough complain, they may reconsider - but I'm not holding my
breath. Go to keyword Tell Us and send your feedback that way.

It does suck, but I've always thought their internal client access
interface sucked anyway. Instead of putting resources into updating it
or allowing users to use regular, external NNTP software with their
usenet servers, they're dropping it.

Their message is incorrect/misleading - you will be able to access
newsgroups over their dialup connection, but not through their usenet
servers or their internal client interface. You won't have to
necessarily pay to have good access to text groups. See my access page
concerning access to other servers.

http://members.aol.com/whosbest54/access.htm

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One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and interviewed some AOL
staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess the staffers think we're all suppose to go to
blog or private web forum sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.

http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...l?tag=nefd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same article. Perhaps other tech
news outlets will pick it up over the next couple days.

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"whosbest54" wrote in message

One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and
interviewed some AOL staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess the
staffers think we're all suppose to go to blog or private web forum
sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.

http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...l?tag=nefd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same article.
Perhaps other tech news outlets will pick it up over the next couple
days.

Key phrase:

"We are seeing that traffic on newsgroups is pretty minimal at this point,"
she said. "With features like message boards, chat rooms and AOL Blogs, the
majority of our members are turning to these to engage in topics of interest
to them."

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find that they
provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated retroactively and
posters are policed to some degree. Thus the dysfunctional and
self-destructive technical and ethical corrumption that characterizes RAO
has largely been avoided.

In article , says...


"whosbest54" wrote in message

One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and
interviewed some AOL staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess the
staffers think we're all suppose to go to blog or private web forum
sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.


http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...036.html?tag=n
efd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same article.
Perhaps other tech news outlets will pick it up over the next couple
days.

Key phrase:

"We are seeing that traffic on newsgroups is pretty minimal at this point,"
she said. "With features like message boards, chat rooms and AOL Blogs, the
majority of our members are turning to these to engage in topics of interest
to them."

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find that they
provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated retroactively and
posters are policed to some degree. Thus the dysfunctional and
self-destructive technical and ethical corrumption that characterizes RAO
has largely been avoided.

Some of us prefer the unmoderated, open nature of usenet to the alternatives.

I note you have been and continue to be a major contributor to RAO.

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"whosbest54" wrote in message

In article ,
says...


"whosbest54" wrote in message

One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and
interviewed some AOL staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess
the staffers think we're all suppose to go to blog or private web
forum sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.


http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...036.html?tag=n
efd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same article.
Perhaps other tech news outlets will pick it up over the next couple
days.

Key phrase:

"We are seeing that traffic on newsgroups is pretty minimal at this
point," she said. "With features like message boards, chat rooms and
AOL Blogs, the majority of our members are turning to these to
engage in topics of interest to them."

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find
that they provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated
retroactively and posters are policed to some degree. Thus the
dysfunctional and self-destructive technical and ethical corrumption
that characterizes RAO has largely been avoided.

Some of us prefer the unmoderated, open nature of usenet to the
alternatives.

I note you have been and continue to be a major contributor to RAO.

It's mostly a waste of my time. My best posts are mostly elsewhere. This
board is pretty much an intellectual desert, almsot totally useless. The
fact that it ****es off Phillips, Middius, Wheeler, Dormer and Richman are
major reasons why I post here.

Arny Krueger wrote:

snipped

The
fact that it ****es off Phillips, Middius, Wheeler, Dormer and
Richman are
major reasons why I post here.


Me, too! :-)

Arny Krueger wrote:
"whosbest54" wrote in message

In article ,
says...


"whosbest54" wrote in message

One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and
interviewed some AOL staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess
the staffers think we're all suppose to go to blog or private web
forum sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.



http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...036.html?tag=n
efd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same
article.
Perhaps other tech news outlets will pick it up over the next
couple
days.

Key phrase:

"We are seeing that traffic on newsgroups is pretty minimal at
this
point," she said. "With features like message boards, chat rooms
and
AOL Blogs, the majority of our members are turning to these to
engage in topics of interest to them."

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find
that they provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated
retroactively and posters are policed to some degree. Thus the
dysfunctional and self-destructive technical and ethical
corrumption
that characterizes RAO has largely been avoided.

Some of us prefer the unmoderated, open nature of usenet to the
alternatives.

I note you have been and continue to be a major contributor to RAO.

It's mostly a waste of my time.

A monumental waste of time don't you think? 100,000 posts on Usenet and
counting. You gotta figure that for every post ou have likely read at
least one other post and while I'm sure many of your posts were done
quickly certianly some took much of you time with your google searches
and all that goes with it. I'm guestimating that you have wasted
anywhere from 5 to 10 thousand hours on Usenet. That is the same as
three and a half to seven full years of full time work! Dude, your
family needs to consider an intervention. You have an addiction.


My best posts are mostly elsewhere.

That doesn't really mean much given how low you set the bar here. But
when all is said and done, even a good Usenet post is still just a
Usenet post.



This
board is pretty much an intellectual desert, almsot totally useless.

Arny, you are the proverbial sand of that desert.

The
fact that it ****es off Phillips, Middius, Wheeler, Dormer and
Richman are
major reasons why I post here.

Now that's just sad. You may or may not **** off the others but you
haven't ****ed me off in quite a while. You amuse me, that's it. I'm
not trying to take anything away from you there Arny, I'm just filling
you in on the facts. But lets get back to your problem. The fact that
you have made it a full time job trying to **** some people off is just
pathetic. What kind of an occupation is that Arny? Full time pest?
Rather useless don't you think? You ever wonder what might have been
had you spent all that time doing something productive? This looks like
a cry for help. You acknowledge that you are wasting your time trying
to be a pest. That is a start. Now if you step back and look at just
*how much time* you have wasted maybe it will be a wake up call and you
won't need any intervention. I know people say this all the time as a
cheap insult but I really mean it here. GET A LIFE!!! Didn't you have
one once? Reclaim it before you are dead.

Scott Wheeler

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...

It's mostly a waste of my time. My best posts are mostly elsewhere. This
board is pretty much an intellectual desert, almsot totally useless. The
fact that it ****es off Phillips, Middius, Wheeler, Dormer and Richman are
major reasons why I post here.

I'm genuinely hurt by your snub.

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...
I note you have been and continue to be a major contributor to RAO.

It's mostly a waste of my time. My best posts are mostly elsewhere. This
board is pretty much an intellectual desert, almsot totally useless. The
fact that it ****es off Phillips, Middius, Wheeler, Dormer and Richman are
major reasons why I post here.


You seriously need a reality Arnold
Carl

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find that they
provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated retroactively and
posters are policed to some degree. Thus the dysfunctional and
self-destructive technical and ethical corrumption that characterizes RAO
has largely been avoided.

You are famous for being banned, note.

Arny Krueger wrote:
"whosbest54" wrote in message

One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and
interviewed some AOL staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess
the
staffers think we're all suppose to go to blog or private web forum
sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.


http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...l?tag=nefd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same article.
Perhaps other tech news outlets will pick it up over the next
couple
days.

Key phrase:

"We are seeing that traffic on newsgroups is pretty minimal at this
point,"
she said. "With features like message boards, chat rooms and AOL
Blogs, the
majority of our members are turning to these to engage in topics of
interest
to them."

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find that
they
provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated
retroactively and
posters are policed to some degree. Thus the dysfunctional and
self-destructive technical and ethical corrumption that characterizes
RAO
has largely been avoided.

Apparently AOL figured out that the majority of people
who post on Usenet newsgroups these days are FBI Thought
Police (aka, spooks), and many of them intentionally
spread viruses and pornographic spam email to AOL's
paying customers as a means thwarting public dialogue
on controversial topics. (Are you reading this, Nick?)

Over the years Usenet has deteriorated to spooks
talking to other spooks, and it just isn't worth
AOL's trouble anymore. So they pulled the plug
and not a moment too soon.
Salvador Astucia

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In article , says...

Key phrase:

"We are seeing that traffic on newsgroups is pretty minimal at this point,"
she said. "With features like message boards, chat rooms and AOL Blogs, the
majority of our members are turning to these to engage in topics of interest
to them."

I've been examing various medium-related message boards and find that they
provide a viable alternative. Many of them are moderated retroactively and
posters are policed to some degree. Thus the dysfunctional and
self-destructive technical and ethical corrumption that characterizes RAO
has largely been avoided.

Many would view that as censorship.
-------------
Alex

whosbest54 wrote:
One outlet in the tech news media has picked up on this one and interviewed some AOL
staffers for their reasons/excuses. I guess the staffers think we're all suppose to go to
blog or private web forum sites to discuss the Fabs. Right.

http://news.com.com/AOL+shutting+dow...l?tag=nefd.top

The NY Times tech web site also has a version of this same article. Perhaps other tech
news outlets will pick it up over the next couple days.

Thank god. It only took a little over ten years to finally
get the loosers out of UseNet.

A good summary with some formum type responses.

http://www.betanews.com/article/AOL_...ice/1106664611

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Why fret? AOL is way overpriced crap. Shop around and I'm sure you can find
an ISP who will still support newsgroups and will probably cost half as much
as AOL.
----------------
Alex

Alex Rodriguez wrote:
Why fret? AOL is way overpriced crap. Shop around and I'm sure you
can find
an ISP who will still support newsgroups and will probably cost half
as much
as AOL.
----------------
Alex

But AOL's newsgroup GUI is pretty good. It allows
users to browse through thousands of newsgroups
without even knowing their names in advance.

This makes it quite easy for the FBI to recruit
any dumbass to be a member of the Thought
Police. Most them aren't as advanced as
bona fide criminals like Nick Andrews,
God's gift to assholes.
Salvador Astucia

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