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Old 28-03-2006   #7 (permalink)
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Via the ISPs access to the Usenet server gave the ability to get to lots & lots of various newsgroups imbedded in the cost of your ISP subscription.
Now the ISPs seem to have reached a "cartel" type agreement to pull the plug on getting to Usenet, the only way is via an added subsciption.
The cost & fiddling around in doing this is going to cause a lot of newsgroup participants not to bother anymore. So even if you do pay your money and subscribe to USenet access, the content from the UK will be very diluted.
Will it be worth the bother?
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