For many years, I have read and posted to newsgroup, but in the last year it seems to be dying or people are being run off by the off topic posts selling some unrelated item or promoting something not related to woodturning. I am reading it through Google, so it could be this is the problem. It was only a year or so ago that my old source went away. Fred Holder

OK, I'm not very active on this group, but I do check in, and lurk once or twice a day. Over the past several years I've noticed peaks and valleys in posting. I am very much indebted to the faithful here, and always get good answers to questions. Seems like summers are a little slow, but pick up when the rain and snow begin. Thanks to you, Fred for all that I've gleaned from your posts, and for the incredible wealth of material available through your website. Some of the ISP's (like Comcast, for example) have stopped their free newsgroups service, and that could certainly be a factor. I tried reading it through Google, but I'm not sure I see everything. Don't give up! Old Chief Lynn

Don't forget that ISP's are killing our netnews etc names. They don't think taking out one or a few thread subjects would keep them from fines. The audio / video scam that has been going on. Consolidated after merging (takeovers) dumped the news feeds without notice or reduction in fees. I did get a notice of voice over internet bundled with DSL for a newer price. We are considering pending answers on implementations. Martin Fred Holder wrote:

Is this group simply dying

Oct 25, 2008 41 Replies

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LD 17 years ago

Maybe it is just reading the newsgroup via Google is why it looks so dead. I thought my post never even made it to the newsgroup. What a bunch of discussion it triggered. Maybe I have to come up with another way to access the newsgroup.

Hi Fred,

Try motzarella.org - FREE news server.

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Martin H. Eastburn 17 years ago

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