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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Before we get totally entrenched here... |
| Date | 2014-02-11 16:51 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <20140211165145.6cfb1df8.rsw@therandymon.com> (permalink) |
| References | <ld8hti$5mc$1@dont-email.me> <ldd1es$6tj$1@dont-email.me> <6qckf99bsi9854b3jntlbi7tgatk4peed1@4ax.com> |
> The alt.* newsgroups aren't really a good options. Most free > news-servers exclude the entire alt.* hierarchy, and some of the > commercial servers do as well. And I don't want to push people towards > google groups (argh, what it does with line lengths!). > > The misc.* would work, but - damn it! - slashdot is (mostly) tech > geeks and hanging out in the comp.* hierarchy seems more appropriate. > Most of the discussion will likely be appropriate anyway and - to be > honest - I don't think anyone much cares if it is not anymore. > It seems AIOE, Albasani.net, and Eternal-September are the biggest and most well-known free providers and they all offer the alt hierarchy (though not the binaries). Solani.net is less well known but also covers the alt hierarchy. I like the other suggestions though. Let's give it a month and then decide if it's time to move to greener pastures.
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