| Re: EN is very close to shutting down this server....time to discuss, guys... |
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| me (me@home.org) |
2009/02/12 00:36 |
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:48:45 GMT, Leo <leo@home.alone> wrote:
>me@home.org wrote in news:6bt4p4p8e5kvl654r0jt6lld49q8vrjsa3@4ax.com:
>
>> On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:58:10 GMT, squiggle
>> <squiggle@squiggle.squiggle> wrote:
>>
>>>me@home.org wrote in news:4e94p45cps8ubt9qcbd7k4uqh5g7csq2cc@4ax.com:
>>>
>>>> We talked about this about a month ago...I suggested a couple of
>>>> dead/empty groups to move to, but it ended there.
>>>>
>>>> Here is a quote from the main Support guy at EN in response to a
>>>> customers question regarding when the server (that carries this
>>>> group) will be shut down.
>>>>
>>>> Here is his response:
>>>>
>>>> "The old server farm is very close to being retired. I should have
>>>> more info about this very soon."
>>>>
>>>> - Uncle Jesse -
>>>>
>>>> This probably means in a few days, or slightly longer.
>>>> Let's start the discussion again.
>>>>
>>>> For those that haven't been reading our prior posts...EN carries
>>>> this group on an old server that will be shut down. Their new server
>>>> is not going to carry this group.
>>>>
>>>> Giganews carries it, but without any binaries, so they are of no
>>>> help. That leaves the majority of participants in here...that will
>>>> soon have no access.
>>>>
>>>> What does everyone think?
>>>>
>>>
>>>I think you are right, and thanks for keeping an eye out.
>>>
>>>A possibility is a.b.t.m (self-explanatory, I think), available on EN,
>>>some spam up to Nov last year, last non-spam post Dec last. Comments??
>>
>> I think we should find an empty group, regardless of what it's called.
>> I like the cozy little neighborhood we have in here.
>> a.b.t.m. would eventually invite just more spam.
>>
>> As long as the group has the word 'binaries' in it, Giganews will
>> allow binaries.
>>
>> I have no affection for EN...I have both EN and Giga and will
>> eventually pull out of EN, since their new owners are clueless.
>> I've really kept it the past few months, because of' this' group.
>>
>> Who else in here has only EN. If I'm the only one, that makes the
>> choice even easier. If others have EN, we have to pick one that they
>> are currently allowing on their new servers. (of which 'this' one is
>> not.)
>>
>
>I only have EN, not from any love or affection, but I have 200+gigs in
>my bank and while the beta servers are discounted by 2/3, I'm having
>difficulty using it up.
>Pega remains empty apart from what I posted there.
>Also available (a quick search and excluding any words which may be the
>subject of a hobby/info search):
>alababa
>amazon
>apuleus
>belfield
>chapell
>esiso
>hexen
>ima
>kiene
>lanfer
>rishy
>s-c
I originally suggested Pega months back.
But someone checked and said it wasn't on the new server (I haven't
checked since)
Like I said, I really don't care what it is, as long as we decide
soon.
I understand your feeling with EN...I have 300 gigs to use up, and I'm
going to soon some Blu-Ray stuff. That will suck it down to 0 in no
time.
We just have to make sure that it includes the word 'binaries'.
Otherwise, I don't care which one we pick.
My original post had a stupid typo. a.b.c
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