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Re: Sick of Demon...advice wanted on ISP's

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From: Nigel Reed
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 00:00
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nicks@wipak.demon.co.uk (Nick Sellors) wrote:
>>They have 16,000 newsgroups, but those they dont have, I'm sure
>>they'll take if you ask them!
>>(I get this one! Proof that even the obscure ones get through!)
>>

>Do they get the de.* groups that Pipex (their supplier) don`t ?

There are around 200 de.* newsgroups listed although I've not looked
at their contents.

>>>>Also, using POP3, you can get your mail anytime, anywhere - or choose
>>>>SMTP if you would rather.
>>
>>>I'm even more interested.  If you take up the SMTP option, do you
>>>get a domain to yourself (like with Demon)?
>>
>>Yes you do. I was lucky enough to be able to have the same nodename
>>too!

>Lucky is not a word I would have used.

Oh? what word would you have used then?

Nigel
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From: nigel@nelgin.dircon.co.uk (Nigel Reed)
Subject: Re: Sick of Demon...advice wanted on ISP's
Date: 1996/01/23
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