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-=Spudley=- wrote:
> "Je�us" <none@all.org> wrote in message news:4850c1d9@news.x-privat.org...
>> Je�us wrote:
>>> Cerberus wrote:
>>>> Je�us <none@all.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions for a decent Windows news client that can be set up to 
>>>>> use multiple servers BUT also using the one already downloaded set of 
>>>>> existing headers? (I hope that made sense...)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure there are a couple but I can't recall which ones they were.
>>>>> (Hopefully not X-News...)
>>>>>
>>>>> Tnx
>>>>>
>>>> G'day Je�us, long time since our last chat. My headers will no doubt 
>>>> reveal that I prefer the dreaded X-News for this sort of funtionality. 
>>>> Have you considered running your own spool/proxy? Hamster might be of 
>>>> use to you, it may be old, but it's stable and used to be very popular.
>>>>
>>>> http://home.arcor.de/tgl70/misc/hamster_en.html
>>>>
>>>> Here's a quick how-to;
>>>>
>>>> http://news.individual.net/configuration/hamster-2.1-win-en.php
>>>>
>>>> Alternatively there might be a plugin for Thunderbird...
>>> Thanks, yes I did think about Hamster but due to extreme laziness I did 
>>> wonder if there were some clients that had this sort of ability built in. 
>>> Newsman Pro does, apparently... I just need to get around to actually 
>>> trying it some day!
>>>
>>> I've been rather busy lately, I moved to Tassie in April and in fact only 
>>> this arvo made an offer on a property. I hope they accept :)
>>>
>>> **Jesus... just realised I never even checked if the local exchange has 
>>> broadband either. I better go do that now.
>> Ohhh shit.
>> Oh well, satellite time I guess.
> 
> 
> Don't they have Broadband of power lines in Tasmania?

I'm not sure what came of that, except to say I'm sure that is only 
happening in urban areas at best.

I am NOWHERE near the major centres, I am currently in a place called St 
Helens, on the far NE coast.
We have ADSL here - but the property I've just (presumably)bought is 
further inland, and is isolated with a small population. It is heaven. 
Only thing is the local exchange seems not to be enabled.

OTOH, the Govt subsidises satellite broadband, not sure of the details 
as I write this though.