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AOL dumps newsgroups

MikeYankee · 2005-01-25T13:35:33+00:00

Yesterday AOL flashed a message to all users clicking on newsgroups to the effect that it would no longer support newsgroups as of "early 2005" (see below). When I inquired about this, AOL said this new policy "was based on user feedback" -- yeah, like we've all been banging down AOL's door asking them to reduce their service. If you're an AOL user and you think this really stinks, use keyword "Tell Us" and let those [censored] hear from you. ----------------- actual text of AOL message ------------------------ Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early 2005. For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be able to access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as Mozilla Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/). Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at http://groups.google.com/. We apologize for this inconvenience. Mike Yankee (Address is munged to thwart spammers. To reply, delete everything after "com".)

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MikeYankee
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25 January 2005, 13:35 UTC #1

Yesterday AOL flashed a message to all users clicking on newsgroups to the
effect that it would no longer support newsgroups as of "early 2005" (see
below).
When I inquired about this, AOL said this new policy "was based on user
feedback" -- yeah, like we've all been banging down AOL's door asking them to
reduce their service.
If you're an AOL user and you think this really stinks, use keyword "Tell Us"
and let those [censored] hear from you.
----------------- actual text of AOL message ------------------------
Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early 2005.
For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer be able to
access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you can
contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups. Newsgroup
services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as Mozilla
Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
http://groups.google.com/.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Mike Yankee
(Address is munged to thwart spammers.
To reply, delete everything after "com".)

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Grafis
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25 January 2005, 14:09 UTC #2

MikeYankee said:
Yesterday AOL flashed a message to all users clicking on newsgroups to the
effect that it would no longer support newsgroups as of "early 2005" (see
below).
Notify us when the message starts: "Internet no longer supports AOL..."

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Tom
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25 January 2005, 14:10 UTC #3

MikeYankee said:
Yesterday AOL flashed a message to all users clicking on newsgroups

to the
Quoted message said:
effect that it would no longer support newsgroups as of "early 2005"

(see
Quoted message said:
below).
When I inquired about this, AOL said this new policy "was based on

user
Quoted message said:
feedback" -- yeah, like we've all been banging down AOL's door asking

them to
Quoted message said:
reduce their service.
If you're an AOL user and you think this really stinks, use keyword

"Tell Us"
Quoted message said:
and let those [censored] hear from you.
----------------- actual text of AOL message ------------------------
Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early

2005.
Quoted message said:
For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer

be able to
Quoted message said:
access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you

can
Quoted message said:
contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups.

Newsgroup
Quoted message said:
services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as

Mozilla
Quoted message said:
Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
http://groups.google.com/.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Mike Yankee
(Address is munged to thwart spammers.
To reply, delete everything after "com".)

Just access them through another medium, like Google perhaps?

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k.papai
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25 January 2005, 16:09 UTC #4

Thank you AOL!
BEST technical news of the year.
Thanks! Now if only AOL would just dump member access to the Internet.
-Ken

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Stewart Fleming
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25 January 2005, 18:42 UTC #5

k.papai said:
Thank you AOL!
BEST technical news of the year.
Thanks! Now if only AOL would just dump member access to the Internet.
Tom is writing a letter about that. Wait and see.

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26 January 2005, 19:40 UTC #6

Mikey:
"Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
Quoted message said:
groups.google.com"
Just open a browser after you've logged into AOL and go to the above
address. AOL is probably just sick of holding open bandwidth that
relatively few people are using. No big deal really.
MikeYankee said:
Yesterday AOL flashed a message to all users clicking on newsgroups

to the
Quoted message said:
effect that it would no longer support newsgroups as of "early 2005"

(see
Quoted message said:
below).
When I inquired about this, AOL said this new policy "was based on

user
Quoted message said:
feedback" -- yeah, like we've all been banging down AOL's door asking

them to
Quoted message said:
reduce their service.
If you're an AOL user and you think this really stinks, use keyword

"Tell Us"
Quoted message said:
and let those [censored] hear from you.
----------------- actual text of AOL message ------------------------
Please Note: The AOL Newsgroup service will be discontinued in early

2005.
Quoted message said:
For members using AOL over a dial-up connection, you will no longer

be able to
Quoted message said:
access Newsgroups. If you have a separate high-speed connection, you

can
Quoted message said:
contact your broadband provider to see if they offer Newsgroups.

Newsgroup
Quoted message said:
services can often be accessed through a third party reader, such as

Mozilla
Quoted message said:
Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/).
Alternatively, you can access Newsgroups via Google at
http://groups.google.com/.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Mike Yankee
(Address is munged to thwart spammers.
To reply, delete everything after "com".)

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