On 06/24/2008, Verizon will be modifying its Newsgroup offerings to only offer groups in the Big-8 Newsgroup hierarchies, which are listed below. Users will not be able to post or download from any other newsgroups." comp.* humanities.* misc.* news.* rec.* sci.* soc.* talk.*
More information on the Big 8 hierarchies is available at
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* newsgroup hierarchy will also continue to be available." In preparation for this change, you will need to modify your news client(s) and unsubscribe from all newsgroups other than the newsgroups listed above. Failure to do so may interfere with the functioning of the Verizon network or use of the network by other Verizon users which is a violation of our Acceptable Use Policy." "INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES TO YOUR NEWSGROUP SERVICE" "When will Verizon change its News service to carry only the Big 8?" The change will be effective on June 24, 2008. After June 24th, Verizon?s Newsgroup service will carry only the Big 8 news hierarchies and the 0.verizon.* hierarchy. " If I continue to use the Verizon News service, are any changes to my software required?" There are no changes required to your software, but you will need to unsubscribe from all Newsgroups other than the Big 8 hierarchies and the 0.verizon.* hierarchy noted above. The following link explains how to subscribe and unsubscribe in Outlook Express: "
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