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Article #87Re: iStar memo: don't tell customers list of banned newsgroups
From: Richard J. Sexton
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:00
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In article <4s3cgr$ep3@thoth.portal.ca>, Karl Pollak <kpollak@portal.ca> wrote:
>richard@interlog.com (Richard Sexton) wrote:
>
>>Duh. Just how wrong can you be in one posting? Most of the 96 ISP's
>>in Toronto advertise "ALL Newsgroups! UNcensored!!".
>>Double duh.
>
>Richard, just because somebody advertises something doesn't
>necessarily mean that they deliver on their claims. I have several
>NGs subscribed on my server and nothing has ever showed up in them.
>Not a single post in over a year. Eventhough I know for a fact that
>there is traffic in them in Europe.
>
>I've heard from other users all over the world who experience similar
>things with their connections.
So get a better newsfeed.
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