On 9 Jun 2006 13:31:54 -0700, alan.brand@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>nowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> Sarah Eggleston <sarah_n@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>[snip discussion of Eastleigh]
>
>> A very limited view.
>
>Speaking of which ... Bl**dy Sympatico have just dropped their in-house
>NewsSwerver and directed us elsewhere, where we can sign up for free -
>after a LOT of hassle and waiting of 24 hours for email responses to
>sort out basic issues. Free unless we want to post, that is. A minimum
>of $10/month for an upgrade to an account that lets you post ...
>where's my $10 refund on my regular bill? Bast*rds. Look for a new
>email addy coming your way soon.
In case it helps any, an e-mail I recently sent to another sympatico
usenetter (info originally from the shed, I think):
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On 6 Jun 2006 14:39:20 -0700, in alt.org.toastmasters you wrote:
>My internet provider Bell Sympatico has just dropped Usenet and has
>switched its customers to a new service that apparently doesn't allow
>posting for free. I'm posting this via the web-based Google Groups to
>bypass them, though it's not as user-friendly as using Outlook Express.
>
>I'm exploring different options. If anyone else here is on Bell
>Sympatico I'd be interested to hear how you're coping with this sudden
>and unwelcome change.
I'm on Sympatico but haven't used their newsserver. I use a free
newsserver
in Poland (!) that I heard about on another newsgroup. You can read and
post with it, and it seems to be very reliable. You just have to deal with
some Polish when you sign up -- here are the instructions:
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Instructions for posting account copied from alt.free.newsservers
<quote>
1. Go to www.gazeta.pl
2. Click 'usenet' icon [ now called "Forum" ]
3. On left you have logon area. Under 'Login' and 'Haslo' you can
see 'zaloz konto'. Click it.
4. Now you can see a form. Blue fileds are mandatory.
'Login' is your login (choose it, you should choose some non-
standard one like fsagh34fter in order not to have problems with
already-chosen login)
'Haslo' is your password
'Powtorz haslo' - retype the password
'Plec' is your gender (Kobieta - female, Mezczyzna - male)
'Rok urodzenia' - birth year
'Wyksztalcenie' - education
5. Click 'akceptuje'
6. If your login is already chosen, now you will be asked to change
it. You had better chose one of the proposed, then click
'akceptuje'.
7. Finally, you can see something like:
Twoj login: login_of_thine
Twoj adres pocztowy: login_of_thine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
poczty przychodzacej: pop3.poczta.gazeta.pl
Serwer poczty wychodzacej: smtp.poczta.gazeta.pl
8. Click 'zakoncz rejestracje'
9. Now you have access to news.gazeta.pl server using your chosen
login and password.
--
Ken Butler
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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