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Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations

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From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations
Date 31 Jul 2026 04:36:03 GMT
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On 31 Jul 2026 01:01:38 GMT, Robert Riches wrote:

> On 2026-07-30, s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:
>> On 30 Jul 2026 17:30:25 GMT, Robert Riches wrote:
>>
>>> IIRC, news.individual.net is shutting down in a few months.  Are there
>>> other services that work well for light text-only use and are either
>>> free-of-charge or for around US$10-20 per year rather than over US$100
>>> per year?
>>
>> NIN will be around until 30 September 2027:
>><https://individual.net/>
> 
> Thank you (and others) for the correction.  I'm glad my computer's
> memory isn't as faulty as my own.

Sad to see them go. I've used individual since my at-the-time ISP dropped 
usenet. I don't remember exactly when but it was still free. 10 Euros was 
still a bargain.

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[OT] seeking news server recommendations Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-07-30 17:30 +0000
  Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-07-30 17:37 +0000
  Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-30 18:39 +0100
  Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-07-30 18:44 +0100
  Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <no@email.please> - 2026-07-30 22:44 +0500
    Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-30 18:52 +0100
      Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <no@email.please> - 2026-07-31 01:33 +0500
  Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-30 20:07 +0200
    Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-07-31 01:01 +0000
      Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-31 04:36 +0000
        Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-07-31 09:32 +0100
          Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-31 11:53 +0100
            Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-31 13:32 +0200
              Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-31 12:41 +0100
              Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-31 15:15 +0200
                Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-31 14:35 +0100
                Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-31 17:05 +0200
          Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-31 15:12 +0200
            Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-31 18:57 +0000
              Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-01 13:52 +0200
          Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-07-31 18:54 +0000
            Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-01 14:10 +0200

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