My ISP cannot do a very good job of accessing newsgroups, so for some time I have used dejanews. I knew it was bought out by google, but it remained useful.
Now, however, Google has changed the format, and it is now horrible. It looks now like a google search result, rather than the normal usenet titles, which you select if you want to read the message.
Short of signing with a new ISP, does anyone have an idea on how I can continue to remain part of the group?
Hi Don, I use Teranews and have found them to be very good. Go to
England
I have to agree with you there. When it was still in beta I told them as much,but obviously, they don't give a damn.
Guess I'll have to spend some time with it to grab whatever archived articles I really want, and then wave goodbye.
Rob
use a real newsreader. configure with your name , password and server. get groups, subscribe and off you go.
I think he *would* use a newsreader if he could (in fact, his headers indicate he did use one to post via his ISP), but it's not practical if you can't give it the address of a good server. He said his ISP's news server "cannot do a very good job".
Don, if you're willing to spend a bit more money, you could keep your current ISP and subscribe to a "premium" news server for around $10/month. This site compares a bunch of options:
At least one service on that list also offers free access with limited bandwidth, after a one-time signup fee.
There are other free servers with no signup fees. I found a list of free servers at , but most of the servers listed only let you read, not post. At any rate, free servers usually aren't as good as the typical ISP's news server.
i thought the reader was the problem. good freebie servers are teranews and bubbanews.
I first noticed this today too. It's kind of weird, I visit r.m.s. periodically during the day and I seem to be getting both formats at random on each visit. As I'm writing this, I'm using the "old" format.
Martin
It was in the new Beta Format when I was on here this morning, but now (at 14:30 CST), it's back to the old format. Yeah!
Don McIntyre Clarksville, TN
i use easynews, cuz i also want binaries. 10 bucks for 10 gigs
BCNU jack
I didn't like the new interface either. You can bypass the beta and return to the old version by plugging in this bookmark.
Sat
One good one is
Don, if you'd like to "buy local", there's Octanews
Maybe I was crying wolf (unintentionally). Today the dejanews format is back to its old style. However, I am keeping these other suggestions, in case this happens again.
dan, give google feedback. save your fave!
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