AT&T Usenet Netnews Service Shutting Down

[n***@sbcglobal.net]

Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
offering access to the Usenet netnews service. If you wish to continue
reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party
vendors.

Posted only internally to AT&T Usenet Servers.

[Larc]

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:40:00 GMT, <news-***@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

|
| Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
| offering access to the Usenet netnews service. If you wish to continue
| reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party
| vendors.
|
| Posted only internally to AT&T Usenet Servers.

Since this message was supposedly posted internally only, does this mean a.c.l-h
is originating from AT&T servers? If so, I guess it will be no more when their
Usenet goes. :(

Larc

[Kimba W Lion]

Post by Larc
Since this message was supposedly posted internally only, does this mean a.c.l-h
is originating from AT&T servers? If so, I guess it will be no more when their
Usenet goes. :(

No--no one provider owns any Usenet group. AT&T is just distancing themselves
from Usenet thanks to pointless grandstanding by a cheap politician or two.

[Larc]

On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:03:25 -0400, Kimba W Lion
<***@norepliesbyemail.com> wrote:

| Larc <***@notmyaddress.com> wrote:
|
| >Since this message was supposedly posted internally only, does this mean a.c.l-h
| >is originating from AT&T servers? If so, I guess it will be no more when their
| >Usenet goes. :(
|
| No--no one provider owns any Usenet group. AT&T is just distancing themselves
| from Usenet thanks to pointless grandstanding by a cheap politician or two.

Good! Not that there's been much life here recently. I'm guessing the
political angle is more a convenient excuse for saving a few bucks than anything
else. There's not been clear evidence of AT&T or any other provider
discontinuing Usenet making a real effort to keep it.

Larc